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15/10/2007, 00h35
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Re: Moving to new form of usenet ideas?
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:02:02 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net>
wrote: >In article ><gjp2h39t8urceedco57icse7j5i12b15nv@4ax.com>, > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: > >> On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:11:13 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> >> wrote: >> >> >In article >> ><lk9vg39lkrvc6r2qvq3b1u16ble4mndft5@4ax.com>, >> > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: >> > >> >> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:59:09 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> >> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> >Lester Zick wrote: >> > >> >[...] >> > >> >> >> I know. But it's the best I could do at your level. >> >> > >> >> > Be careful, or you'll give yourself a hernia while trying to reach >> >> >that high. >> >> >> >> Patriotism being the last resort of scoundrels. >> > ^^^^^^ >> > refuge >> >> ^^^^^ >> >> Even scoundrels need a last resort. > >You did not look up the quotation, even after I posted a correction. >The corrected phrase above remains a misquotation. >Do you know who wrote the line? Obviously, Michael A. Terrell wrote the line. John |
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15/10/2007, 00h58
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Re: Moving to new form of usenet ideas?
John Larkin wrote:
> > On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:02:02 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> > wrote: > > >In article > ><gjp2h39t8urceedco57icse7j5i12b15nv@4ax.com>, > > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:11:13 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >In article > >> ><lk9vg39lkrvc6r2qvq3b1u16ble4mndft5@4ax.com>, > >> > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:59:09 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > >> >> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >Lester Zick wrote: > >> > > >> >[...] > >> > > >> >> >> I know. But it's the best I could do at your level. > >> >> > > >> >> > Be careful, or you'll give yourself a hernia while trying to reach > >> >> >that high. > >> >> > >> >> Patriotism being the last resort of scoundrels. > >> > ^^^^^^ > >> > refuge > >> > >> ^^^^^ > >> > >> Even scoundrels need a last resort. > > > >You did not look up the quotation, even after I posted a correction. > >The corrected phrase above remains a misquotation. > >Do you know who wrote the line? > > Obviously, Michael A. Terrell wrote the line. > > John My last part of this subthread was: 'Be careful, or you'll give yourself a hernia while trying to reach that high.' -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
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15/10/2007, 06h45
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Re: Moving to new form of usenet ideas?
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<us95h35k0k12blig0eo67l7r3hk7n6hcbv@4ax.com>, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:02:02 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> > wrote: > > >In article > ><gjp2h39t8urceedco57icse7j5i12b15nv@4ax.com>, > > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:11:13 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >In article > >> ><lk9vg39lkrvc6r2qvq3b1u16ble4mndft5@4ax.com>, > >> > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:59:09 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > >> >> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >Lester Zick wrote: > >> > > >> >[...] > >> > > >> >> >> I know. But it's the best I could do at your level. > >> >> > > >> >> > Be careful, or you'll give yourself a hernia while trying to reach > >> >> >that high. > >> >> > >> >> Patriotism being the last resort of scoundrels. > >> > ^^^^^^ > >> > refuge > >> > >> ^^^^^ > >> > >> Even scoundrels need a last resort. > > > >You did not look up the quotation, even after I posted a correction. > >The corrected phrase above remains a misquotation. > >Do you know who wrote the line? > > Obviously, Michael A. Terrell wrote the line. Ah, yes. Who wrote "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"? Samuel Johnson. This epigram should never be taken to be deriding patriotism. -- Michael Press |
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15/10/2007, 14h59
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Re: Moving to new form of usenet ideas?
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:45:27 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net>
wrote: >In article ><us95h35k0k12blig0eo67l7r3hk7n6hcbv@4ax.com>, > John Larkin > <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >> On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:02:02 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> >> wrote: >> >> >In article >> ><gjp2h39t8urceedco57icse7j5i12b15nv@4ax.com>, >> > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: >> > >> >> On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:11:13 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >In article >> >> ><lk9vg39lkrvc6r2qvq3b1u16ble4mndft5@4ax.com>, >> >> > Lester Zick <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:59:09 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >> >> >> <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >Lester Zick wrote: >> >> > >> >> >[...] >> >> > >> >> >> >> I know. But it's the best I could do at your level. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Be careful, or you'll give yourself a hernia while trying to reach >> >> >> >that high. >> >> >> >> >> >> Patriotism being the last resort of scoundrels. >> >> > ^^^^^^ >> >> > refuge >> >> >> >> ^^^^^ >> >> >> >> Even scoundrels need a last resort. >> > >> >You did not look up the quotation, even after I posted a correction. >> >The corrected phrase above remains a misquotation. >> >Do you know who wrote the line? >> >> Obviously, Michael A. Terrell wrote the line. > >Ah, yes. >Who wrote "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"? >Samuel Johnson. > >This epigram should never be taken to be >deriding patriotism. Don't be a fathead. Nobody likes a fathead. John |
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