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  • K Keith Barrow

    Not sure about the plural there, I liked the joke. Mine was more a playful bit'o'pedantry highlighting the lack of pedantic thoroughness. Sorry for the confusion.

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    Mycroft Holmes
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    Keith Barrow wrote:

    Not sure about the plural there

    Oh theres more than one of you out there, there seems to be a whole horde of pedants jumping on apostrophes, spelling errors and the atrocious misuse of the english language. I just thought it was going too far picking on an old joke. No I don't mean Oakman although his instant focus on childrens feet does worry me a little.

    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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      Keith Barrow wrote:

      Not sure about the plural there

      Oh theres more than one of you out there, there seems to be a whole horde of pedants jumping on apostrophes, spelling errors and the atrocious misuse of the english language. I just thought it was going too far picking on an old joke. No I don't mean Oakman although his instant focus on childrens feet does worry me a little.

      Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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      Mycroft Holmes wrote:

      Oh theres more than one of you out there, there seems to be a whole horde of pedants jumping on apostrophes

      Actually, I hate Spellling & grammar Nazis and wouldn't do this. IMO Spelling is for the weak, who don't have the intelligence to do anything more constructive with language.

      Mycroft Holmes wrote:

      No I don't mean Oakman although his instant focus on childrens feet does worry me a little.

      It did descend into podophillic pederasty a bit too quickly for comfort :~

      Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
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      A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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      • K Keith Barrow

        Mycroft Holmes wrote:

        Oh theres more than one of you out there, there seems to be a whole horde of pedants jumping on apostrophes

        Actually, I hate Spellling & grammar Nazis and wouldn't do this. IMO Spelling is for the weak, who don't have the intelligence to do anything more constructive with language.

        Mycroft Holmes wrote:

        No I don't mean Oakman although his instant focus on childrens feet does worry me a little.

        It did descend into podophillic pederasty a bit too quickly for comfort :~

        Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
        -Or-
        A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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        Keith Barrow wrote:

        It did descend into podophillic pederasty a bit too quickly for comfort

        I admit it: I love kids - especially fried with a little salt and butter.

        Where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. ~ Ayn Rand

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          Keith Barrow wrote:

          It did descend into podophillic pederasty a bit too quickly for comfort

          I admit it: I love kids - especially fried with a little salt and butter.

          Where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. ~ Ayn Rand

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          Oakman wrote:

          I admit it: I love kids - especially fried with a little salt and butter.

          That joke does not get funnier with each retelling. It was also never funny. You've also told it far, far too many times.

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            Oakman wrote:

            I admit it: I love kids - especially fried with a little salt and butter.

            That joke does not get funnier with each retelling. It was also never funny. You've also told it far, far too many times.

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            Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

            You've also told it far, far too many times.

            Go easy on the old guy. When you've 'roamed the earth' for as many years as he and I have, you will find yourself repeating things, forgetting what you went into the shed for, etc. (I haven't started discussing 18th century political philosophy yet, but give it time.)

            2011 - Our best hope is that things will be frightening and dangerous rather than desperate and horrific. Jesse's Café Américain

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              Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

              You've also told it far, far too many times.

              Go easy on the old guy. When you've 'roamed the earth' for as many years as he and I have, you will find yourself repeating things, forgetting what you went into the shed for, etc. (I haven't started discussing 18th century political philosophy yet, but give it time.)

              2011 - Our best hope is that things will be frightening and dangerous rather than desperate and horrific. Jesse's Café Américain

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              Somebody had to tell him - he lacks to introspection to see it for himself.

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                Somebody had to tell him - he lacks to introspection to see it for himself.

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                Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

                he lacks to introspection to see it for himself.

                Or, as Robert Burns put it: O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion - To a Louse

                2011 - Our best hope is that things will be frightening and dangerous rather than desperate and horrific. Jesse's Café Américain

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                • O Oakman

                  As you probably know Libya has decided not to sell gas to England and France since they aren't being very friendly any more. The Prime Ministers and Presidents assure us all that they have the situation well in hand and are about to rip them off. However the man in the street is taking the brunt of the present situation. Why, only yesterday, a thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre. After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime yet make such an obvious error, he replied, 'Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings.' I had no Monet . . . . . . . . . . . to buy Degas. . . . . . . . . . . to make the Van Gogh. :cool:

                  Where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. ~ Ayn Rand

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                  Manfred Rudolf Bihy
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                  :-D Instant 5+

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                  • O Oakman

                    As you probably know Libya has decided not to sell gas to England and France since they aren't being very friendly any more. The Prime Ministers and Presidents assure us all that they have the situation well in hand and are about to rip them off. However the man in the street is taking the brunt of the present situation. Why, only yesterday, a thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre. After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime yet make such an obvious error, he replied, 'Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings.' I had no Monet . . . . . . . . . . . to buy Degas. . . . . . . . . . . to make the Van Gogh. :cool:

                    Where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. ~ Ayn Rand

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                    Very funny :laugh: Was the police man a Constable? _________________________________ Group Purchase Online

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                      Very funny :laugh: Was the police man a Constable? _________________________________ Group Purchase Online

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                      Oakman
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                      Mais non, Un gardien de la paix

                      Where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. ~ Ayn Rand

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