adios muchachos

Yuck Charlie, why do you even bother. I had a quick look then applied the "unsubscribe" filter - now it's much better.

I read a post where some guy was claiming a Sigma was better than Canon, and he was serious!.

Greg

Are you that much into digital photography that it's worth your effort to go in there?

2} What business is it of yours - what someone else's opinion is ?

Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop {PS - 4 - What is the 'CV' that requires YOUR continued presence?}

the goal was accomplished.

SNIP I'm not going away either.

"Done deal... you have my respect and my hand on that.

It's alright to disagree Tom, that's why God invented lawyers and undertakers....and oh yeah, we both wandered a bit. Next time, please find a different way - no shunning and I'll promise not to over react.

Enjoy your fishing trip and I will look forward to your posts when you return.

Bob S."

I'll take a pass on the other crap as well.

Illegitimi Non Carborundum "Don't let the bastards grind you down"

According to Safire's New Political Dictionary, this is "a pseudo-Latin phrase meaning 'don't let the bastards grind you down'. Small signs and plaques carrying this message have appeared in U.S. business offices and army posts for at least a generation, since General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell used it as his motto in World War II. Carborundum is a trademark for silicon carbide, a leading commercial grinding substance...In politics, the motto was popularized by 1964 Republican nominee Senator Barry Goldwater, who hung the sign in his office." (--from Safire's New Political Dictionary, p. 353)

Source: Safire, William Safire's New Political Dictionary : The Definitive Guide to the New Language of Politics Random House, New York, 1993. (R

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Greg Millen responds:

Over a couple years now, I've gleaned almost enough good info to pay for putting up with the morons and arguments in favor of abortion.

The clown who keeps posting the Sigma as the solution to all digital photo needs is either an idiot or he's (she's, it's) in the pay of Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax. That person has driven away hundreds of possible Sigma customers...presumably it's a pretty good camera for what it is, though it sure shouldn't be price at the same level as cameras such as the Canon 10d.

What I don't understand is the way the more reasonable members of the NG keep responding to his idiocies. That perpetuates the threads, feeds his ego and keeps the rest of us from having effective filtering. The dogma goes, "He might fool some tyros, so it' s up to us to keep them from getting fooled." Nah, it ain't, but they don' t understand that.

Anyway, I've probably filtered 95% of the offensive crap you saw. I can live with the other 5%. I noticed earlier today that there were 39 entries; when I opened them, I saw 4.

Charlie Self "It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man." H. L. Mencken

Upscale asks:

Make a good chunk of my living shooting digital photos. I may not hang around the group much longer, though. It might pay just to jump in around February and October (two biggest photo shows occur then). Problem is, if I dump, Iose my filters and will have to sort through the bushwah again. I may try to set up universal filters for that, though.

Charlie Self "It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man." H. L. Mencken

Love it when somebody drops in like this - hasn't a clue as to what's going on or why (and states so), then makes accusations based on that lack of knowledge.

Thank you for your input, it was very helpful and we'll certainly consider using it in the next comic strip due out next Wednesday.

Have a nice 4th,

Bob S.

(PS - Ron, have you been out back sniffing the epoxy again? There is no fight for you to start or finish here... )

Good lord... If you had a point in the beginning Bob, where is it now? Why crumble under the counter attack? You picked up a sword and waved it around then dropped it just as quickly. I guess you either had no point or you now feel bad that Mr. Watson didn't include you in his circle anymore.

If Mr. Watson was doing anything but looking for sympathy, why would he post a single line goodbye? Why does *anyone* post a goodbye? In my experience, its to get a flood of "...don't leave..." messages to boulster their egos.

Stick to your guns Bob. Your disapproval of the tone and content in some/most of Mr. Watson's posts doesn't mean you're attacking him personally.

The BAD/Watson fight was only slightly amusing and only for a little while. I find it much more amusing that it was Mr. Watson the chastised me for assulting BAD for being the negative force I saw him. It was the few exchanges I had with BAD that got me put on several killfiles. After that, I ignored BAD. I still read the inane threads for time to time, but i very rarely contribute.

Mr. Watson, If its too much for ya, then go. No need to draw it out. Why post anything? See ya!

donning flame proof suit, Myx

Thanks Ron.

My new word for the day... vituperation.

- ================================== "Out to the 10Base-T, through the router, down the T1, over the leased line, off the bridge, past the firewall... nothing but 'Net' ================================== 'If you don't know what's right, how will you know what's wrong?'

-- Old Egyptian Say> 1} Just what the hell started all this vituperation ?

Wowsers, I am deeply disturbed.

No wait, that was the bad sausage I ate for supper. You contributed good information; you have an inspiration web site. You also posted crap and was incredibly rude on more then one occasion. I guess that just makes you human like the rest of us. Bummer to see you go, but nothing worse then having someone around who doesn't want to be there. Adios.

PK

Actually, I don't mind a simple au revoir (or adios). Saves me the time of wondering where the hell someone went off to. And yes, when a regular disappears for a while, people wonder and start sending emails and you end up answering a bunch of 'em and so it's possibly easier to say, "i need to get away from this s*it for a while," with no further comment.

DAMHIKT.

Hasta llueve (until it rains)

O'Deen

Bob my friend, I've had enough of you too. Perhaps my patience is wearing thin because I'm not getting younger but I think I may just be getting better at spotting and dealing with pinheaded doinks...

night Bob.

Rob

Laminating epoxy contains no VOCs.

Like the rest of this post, as well as the thread, the above is pure bullshit.

Fri, Jul 2, 2004, 3:58pm (EDT-2) dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_S.balderstone.ca (Dave=A0Balderstone) translates: "I need to obtain far from this excrement by awhile."

Does that have anything to do with corn?

JOAT Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous.

- Interesting Times

you should stick to posting plans; it's the only thing you do half-way well.

dave

Tue, Jul 6, 2004, 2:23am (EDT+4) snipped-for-privacy@nn.com he who shall not be named, except maybe as Homer Simpson, burbled: you should stick to posting plans; it's the only thing you do half-way well.

Ah, but Homer, the post was not addressed to you. You should FIND something you do half-way well.

And, yes, I know, most things I do well.

JOAT Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous.

- Interesting Times

you know what comes after JOAT...master of NONE.

dave

DAGS...

;-)