From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16107 invoked by alias); 27 May 2006 00:22:14 -0000 Received: (qmail 16098 invoked by uid 22791); 27 May 2006 00:22:14 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net (HELO mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net) (204.127.131.116) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Sat, 27 May 2006 00:22:12 +0000 Received: from dfw5rb41 (h-68-165-45-235.chcgilgm.dynamic.covad.net[68.165.45.235]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc12) with SMTP id <20060527002209112006550oe>; Sat, 27 May 2006 00:22:10 +0000 From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" To: "'The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List'" Subject: RE: No postnews or other Usenet news utilities? Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 00:22:00 -0000 Message-ID: <004901c68123$979990e0$020aa8c0@DFW5RB41> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <003001c68114$823888f0$3100000a@microline.mtc> 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/msg00389.txt.bz2 > From: Bruce Wehr > > 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. > Oh now I wouldn't say that. My favorite is Roo-Stor. > 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). > Aggravated double entendres plus cartoon violence involving minors, please. Warnings #1, #2, #7, and #22. > 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!)! for the shelter to escape the anticipated incoming flamage.> > (Have I shared my long-winded Pokemon roller-coaster > investment story? Go ahead, invite me to do so. I dare you. :) > I explicitly do not invite you to share said story. I will however inform you of the universal truth that anybody who puts actual money into a *Pokemon* *trading* *card* ***investment*** scheme deserves not only to lose all that money, but also should be fined substantial punitive damages and serve a minimum of three years in a state penetentiary. > 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 got to buy it, I got to buy it! > 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. Well, that was the best Star Trek movie, so I guess I have to give you that one. > You have been warned. Dude, that's Faylor's line. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go read the fine print on my 401(k).... -- Gary R. Van Sickle