Why Conservatives Should Vote for Kerry

Jeff Findley ) wrote:

: "Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
: ...
: (Eric Chomko) wrote:
: :
: :This group is sci.space.policy. I am guilty of treating it like
: :alt.politics. But I do post on topic posts. Fred, you treat this place
: :like alt.flame and have NEVER posted on topic posts.
:
: No, this group is *NOT* sci.space.policy. You crossposted this
: bull****. Live with it.

: Both of you should check the Newsgroups line when you reply. If your
: newsreader is too braindead to show it to you, here it is:

: Newsgroups:
: sci.space.policy,sci.military.naval,sci.skeptic,re c.aviation.military

Thanks, Jeff, I knew the above but didn't know from which group McClod
posts.

Eric

: Jeff
: --
: Remove icky phrase from email address to get a valid address.

Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
: "Jeff Findley" wrote:

: :"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
: .. .
: : (Eric Chomko) wrote:
: : :
: : :This group is sci.space.policy. I am guilty of treating it like
: : :alt.politics. But I do post on topic posts. Fred, you treat this place
: : :like alt.flame and have NEVER posted on topic posts.
: :
: : No, this group is *NOT* sci.space.policy. You crossposted this
: : bull****. Live with it.
: :
: :Both of you should check the Newsgroups line when you reply.

: And you should try to get a brain in the loop, yourself. Go reread
: what I said again, except assume that I've been on Usenet for decades
: and know more about it than you do.

Decades? With the same old tripe no doubt...

: [Note I refrained from ending the above with ", you stupid *******",
: although given your following remarks it is probably warranted.]

Real nice guy you are. Do you do practical jokes, too?

: :If your
: :newsreader is too braindead to show it to you, here it is:
: :
: : Newsgroups:
: :sci.space.policy,sci.military.naval,sci.skeptic,r ec.aviation.military

: It appears my subtlety in my original remark is lost on some folks....

The only thing subtle about you is probably your hairline and the
difference between your smile and smirk.

Eric

: --
: "Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
: territory."
: --G. Behn

"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
...
"Jeff Findley" wrote:

:"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
.. .
: (Eric Chomko) wrote:
: :
: :This group is sci.space.policy. I am guilty of treating it like
: :alt.politics. But I do post on topic posts. Fred, you treat this place
: :like alt.flame and have NEVER posted on topic posts.
:
: No, this group is *NOT* sci.space.policy. You crossposted this
: bull****. Live with it.
:
:Both of you should check the Newsgroups line when you reply.

And you should try to get a brain in the loop, yourself. Go reread
what I said again, except assume that I've been on Usenet for decades
and know more about it than you do.

[Note I refrained from ending the above with ", you stupid *******",
although given your following remarks it is probably warranted.]

Thanks for your "restraint" Fred. It helped me remember you from "way
back", unless that was some other Fred McCall posting to sci.space in the
early 90's.

Jeff
--
Remove icky phrase from email address to get a valid address.

"Jeff Findley" wrote:

:Thanks for your "restraint" Fred. It helped me remember you from "way
:back", unless that was some other Fred McCall posting to sci.space in the
:early 90's.

I was the only one there that I'm aware of, Jeff.

--
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to
live in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Dryden

On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 02:37:00 GMT, in a place far, far away,
(Alan Anderson) made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

:http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature...8/overstretch/

Nothing on that page says a thing about how many people want anything.

What a shock.

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Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
: "Jeff Findley" wrote:

: :Thanks for your "restraint" Fred. It helped me remember you from "way
: :back", unless that was some other Fred McCall posting to sci.space in the
: :early 90's.

: I was the only one there that I'm aware of, Jeff.

Did you ever post anything on-topic back then, or has ad hominem always
been your game?

Eric

: --
: "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to
: live in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Dryden

(Eric Chomko) wrote:

:Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
:: "Jeff Findley" wrote:
:
:: :Thanks for your "restraint" Fred. It helped me remember you from "way
:: :back", unless that was some other Fred McCall posting to sci.space in the
:: :early 90's.
:
:: I was the only one there that I'm aware of, Jeff.
:
id you ever post anything on-topic back then, or has ad hominem always
:been your game?

Use of the phrase 'ad hominem' is something of a misnomer in your
case, El Chimpo.

It, after all, implies that the target is human.

Fred J. McCall wrote:

(Eric Chomko) wrote:
: Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
:: "Jeff Findley" wrote:
:
:: :Thanks for your "restraint" Fred. It helped me remember you from "way
:: :back", unless that was some other Fred McCall posting to sci.space in the
:: :early 90's.
:
:: I was the only one there that I'm aware of, Jeff.
:
id you ever post anything on-topic back then, or has ad hominem always
:been your game?

Use of the phrase 'ad hominem' is something of a misnomer in your
case, El Chimpo.

Eric is a Chump, no matter where he posts.

Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
: (Eric Chomko) wrote:

: :Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
: :: "Jeff Findley" wrote:
: :
: :: :Thanks for your "restraint" Fred. It helped me remember you from "way
: :: :back", unless that was some other Fred McCall posting to sci.space in the
: :: :early 90's.
: :
: :: I was the only one there that I'm aware of, Jeff.
: :
: id you ever post anything on-topic back then, or has ad hominem always
: :been your game?

: Use of the phrase 'ad hominem' is something of a misnomer in your
: case, El Chimpo.

: It, after all, implies that the target is human.


Yep, nothing then and nothing now. I bet it sucks being you.