From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7316 invoked by alias); 26 May 2006 22:30:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 7309 invoked by uid 22791); 26 May 2006 22:30:38 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mail.powerc.net (HELO mail.powerc.net) (63.215.214.245) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Fri, 26 May 2006 22:30:36 +0000 Received: from WehrPC (unverified [70.238.110.130]) by mail.powerc.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.3.459.0) with SMTP id for ; Fri, 26 May 2006 18:30:32 -0400 X-Modus-BlackList: bruce@wehrhere.com=OK From: "Bruce Wehr" To: "'The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List'" Subject: RE: No postnews or other Usenet news utilities? Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 22:30:00 -0000 Message-ID: <003001c68114$823888f0$3100000a@microline.mtc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-reply-to: <005e01c67ff3$a06ebc30$a501a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-talk-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-talk-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List X-SW-Source: 2006-q2/txt/msg00380.txt.bz2 Dave wrote: > Well, that little yellow guy always does this really > loathsome grunting and straining and going red in the face > act that does make him look like he's suffering the world's > worst case of constipation ever. It's obvious there are no Pokemon fans here. Pokemon - a contraction of the English bastardized translation of the original Japanese name for these characters. Pokemon is a contraction of "Pocket Monsters." They are so called because they live in a little plastic ball inside a kid's pocket, awaiting such a time as the kid gets in trouble, whips out his/her ball, and sends his/her Pokemon to fight his/her battles for him/her (usually against some other kid's Pokemon, said other kid also being in trouble, likely a fight with said first kid). Every one of these little critters is a Pokemon. Yes, they each have their own individual name (as well as their own trading card, which can be collected, traded or used to play a card game based on them). The cards can also be used to Make Money Fast (or Lose Money Fast!)! (Have I shared my long-winded Pokemon roller-coaster investment story? Go ahead, invite me to do so. I dare you. :) Anyway, that little yellow guy? He has his own name. H'yah, he really does. It's Pikachu. And, he's my daughter's favorite. I love my daughter. My daughter loves Pikachu. Watch what you have to say about that Little Yellow Guy, or face the Wrath of Dad. You have been warned. <>< Bruce