From: nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos)
Newsgroups: talk.abortion
Subject: Re: Peter, do you even know how to READ? (Was: 3 docs in a 3-way).
Keywords: You expect me to mark my deletions?  Dream on...
Date: 15 Sep 92 18:42:56 GMT
Organization: USC  Department of Computer Science

In <BuKvoz.10H@rice.edu> patrick@is.rice.edu (Patrick L. Humphrey) writes:

>In article <192brnINNpbo@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com>, regard@sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard) writes:
>>In article <nyikos.716335245@milo.math.scarolina.edu> nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:
>>>In <18novvINN6jc@hpsdde.sdd.hp.com> regard@sdd.hp.com (Adrienne Regard) writes:

>>I have a copy of a posting of yours, not more than 2 months old, I believe,
>>where you state you had been on the net less than 7 days.  
>>
>>Now, unless you were *lying* (this is merely a clause in the sentence, not
>>an accusation, you understand -- I wouldn't dream of accusing you of such
>>a despicable thing....) you wouldn't have much experience to base the
>>statement above upon, now would you?  You haven't been party to the large
>>amount of those 7 years to observe or not observe 'growing as a human being'
>>in any way, have you?
>>
>>But you couldn't be speaking through your *hat* again, now could you?

>Does he have anything in his hat to start with?  That's what I'd like to know,
>after he littered my mailbox with a demand that I post his demands

That was one single post, and it was not a demand, and the thing I asked
him to post was not a demand, as I pointed out
in another follow-up since then.  I'm tired of taking the time to
keep re-typing what I said back then ("could you please...").  

I don't have much choice in the matter yet: I still
can't convert files into posts.  I try to get into one of my own files,
the damned machine "knows" which file I want, but it says, "Permission
denied."  I've told this to our local expert, who says she thinks she
knows what the trouble is and will try to get it fixed.

> (actually,
>a lot of whining that I apologize to some kid at CSUS :) because of his 
          ^^^^^^^
>"problems" with the newsreader at USC...talk about your basic clueless newbie.

Our local expert told me that they were having a lot of trouble with
the network.  Something called "Big Bird" was down, and everything was
defaulting locally, except e-mail.

>>(You will notice that line was concluded with a "?".  That indicates a 
>>question.  Just thought I'd mention it since you seem to have trouble with
>>such signs.)  

Mr. Humphrey sure does, interpreting "Could you please...?" as a demand.
From all that he has said to me and about me I get the impression 
that when someone who disagrees with him tries to be diplomatic
with him, he takes it as a sign of weakness and "whining".

>>>>Kinda makes me *glad* you have decided I'm not on your list of 'compassionate'
>>>>people, because I wouldn't like the company, or the definition.

Actually, I have made no such decision yet, towards either Ms. Regard
 or  Mr. Humphrey.  Mr. Humphrey is an interesting case.
Compassionate towards his close kin (one of the good qualities of
typical rednecks), but also behaving like a typical
redneck towards those he takes a dislike to.

>What's scary about this guy is that he's in the *faculty* directory at USC.
>It's a safe bet *my* stepdaughter isn't going to be getting her secondary
>education at USC, for sure.  (South Dakota State, more likely. :-)

If she also behaves like a typical redneck, she'll probably have a 
rough time over there.  Over here, at least, people will clue into 
where she's coming from a lot more quickly.

[BTW the correct term is "tertiary education".  It IS a safe bet this
stepdaughter will not be getting her *secondary* education at a university
like "The USC"!]

>--PLH, Sharpstown's SlackMeister for "Bob" (and devoted attendant to Dale Ann
>the Devious, whose recovery is progressing very well, thank you all who asked
>very much...)

But no thanks to a bit of "human waste" who publicly wished he hadn't played
tit-for-tat when he heard of Dale Ann's problems.  Another sign of 
weakness on the part of this "brainwipe", no doubt.

Peter Nyikos
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