On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 20:28 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 04 March 2007, Ed Greshko wrote: > >Gene Heskett wrote: > >> I, an english only speaking american, would also tend to interpret it > >> in that light. And you are really, really, miffed when you spell it > >> pi$$ed. :-) However, Res's spelling is rather atrocious, so it could > >> be interpreted either way. Perhaps english is not his native tongue > >> though, so we are used to decoding such messages into something that > >> at least appears lexically correct most of the time. > > > >Now, you are going to get yourself in hot water with Canadians, > > Mexicans, and others living on the North American continent. :-) > > > >You are correct, English is not Res's native tongue. He is from > > Australia. So, he was speaking in his vernacular. Besides, he made no > > apologies for his typos because he was "pissed". Typing skills go down > > when one is under the influence. Don't you guys watch CSI? > > Not if I can find something else to do. Yes, I'm a tv engineer with many > decades of experience in the technical nuts and volts, but the main > reason I actually watch it is to judge picture quality or verify a > problem, then get on the phone & check to see if I can use the hands that > are there on site to effect an adjustment before I saddle up my GMC, and > head for the mountain, stopping at the bottom to chain up the front (its > a 4wd) as that road isn't worthy of the name this time of the year. > Right now it needs a dozer for most of a day, and about 800 to 1000 ton > of rock to stiffen up the heavy clay content mud. But the dozer wouldn't > be safe as it could slide and fall off the ledge when the road is this > soft. So we have to grin and bear it till its stiff enough to support > the dozer and the 16 wheelers bringing up the rock. Which BTW, only > drive the back 8 (two axles) of those wheels. Wanna ride along some > night? Only if we could get "pissed" first. :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
