Re: [OT] a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-04-05 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:06:27 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Daniel B. wrote: That's an unrealistic case that distracts from the rest of the cases. It's rare the you _really_ know. (Remember that 24 is fiction.) Oh, I am quite aware it is fiction. The problem isn't that

Re: [OT] a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-04-04 Thread Daniel B.
Steve Lamb wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Not to mention that such actions are counterproductive. If someone is tortured into confessing to a crime, it is always suspect. Yes, but that isn't exactly what is going on, is it? What's going in is called, if I recall correctly,

Re: [OT] a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-04-04 Thread Steve Lamb
Daniel B. wrote: That's an unrealistic case that distracts from the rest of the cases. It's rare the you _really_ know. (Remember that 24 is fiction.) Oh, I am quite aware it is fiction. The problem isn't that I have forgotten that 24 is fiction the problem is that you, and others, do not

He? She? - IT! -- The creature of an other world! [was Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me]

2007-03-27 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-03-14 20:27:30, schrieb Joe Hart: my dog, your dog, her dog, his dog, its dog, our dog, their dog. That is all of the personal pronouns referring to possession of a dog. In Spanish you have one more. It is extremely impolite to refer to people as an it, so his or her are the only

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-27 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-03-14 11:42:47, schrieb Kent West: his, IIRC. Michelle/Michèle is a female name in France ;-) and Michel the male name. But with me it is MUCH MORE complicate since I am NOT he or she. Maybe it since I am Hermaphrodite :-)) but living as woman. As I was in Iran last year it was

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-27 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-03-15 13:59:24, schrieb Ron Johnson: What mistake do you mean? Michelle *is* a women. ^^^ Multiple personalities? ROTFL! -- How right you are and don't know! :-) Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-27 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-03-15 10:19:16, schrieb Kent West: D'oh! That means I've created all this mess with my mis-remembrance. Sorry, Michelle. Oops! -- Belive it, I am not angry! For arround 11 years I was thinking I am a transsexual but then one time I have made an Genetic-Test and... Oops, - I am

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-27 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-03-14 07:34:36, schrieb Steve Lamb: Even better is that it is France, where she claims to be from, that has the close to 22% unemployment rate among their youth. At least if NPR can be believed. In France it is higher then 8% since the GOV hide it by short term continue studies

Re: He? She? - IT! -- The creature of an other world! [was Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me]

2007-03-27 Thread Nyizsnyik Ferenc
On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:58:26 +0200 Michelle Konzack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am 2007-03-14 20:27:30, schrieb Joe Hart: my dog, your dog, her dog, his dog, its dog, our dog, their dog. That is all of the personal pronouns referring to possession of a dog. In Spanish you have one more.

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-19 Thread Paul Johnson
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 09:32:56AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The biggest group pushing ethanol usage in the US is midwestern farmers. I didn't know that they were so enamored of socialism.

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-19 Thread Paul Johnson
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 05:03:21AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: I'm not sure I follow, but even if that's the case, *someone* has to take the initiative and get the economy of scale going or it's not going

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tarek Soliman wrote: On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 08:27:30PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 08:04:56PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Since this is already a off-topic

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 s. keeling wrote: Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Kent West wrote: Joe Hart wrote: Michelle comes up with some strange figures. I suppose it comes from her anti-American attitude. On the other hand, her Debian his, IIRC. Sorry, Michelle to me

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 08:12:07 +0100, Joe Hart wrote: s. keeling wrote: Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Kent West wrote: Joe Hart wrote: Michelle comes up with some strange figures. I suppose it comes from her anti-American attitude. On the other hand, her Debian his, IIRC. Sorry,

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Paul Johnson
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 08:52:36PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a larger percentage year round? Portland is, and it might go statewide by the end of the

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Paul Johnson
Ron Johnson wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: On 03/14/07 10:28, Greg Folkert wrote: [snip] then. Imagine people losing ALL savings and not being able to recover any of it. Huh, sort of like the retirement accounts of today... Huh? Are you referring

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Paul Johnson
Steve Lamb wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a larger percentage year round? Portland is, and it might go statewide by the end of the session. Gasoline sales are banned here for the better. Probably

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 05:03:21AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: I'm not sure I follow, but even if that's the case, *someone* has to take the initiative and get the economy of scale going or it's not going to improve. Correct. But initiative is not achieved by government *mandate*, OK?

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread judd
On 13 Mar, Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/13/07 23:33, Greg Folkert wrote: On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 20:52 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a larger percentage year round? Portland is, and it might go statewide

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/15/07 07:04, Paul Johnson wrote: Roberto C. Sanchez wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 08:52:36PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/15/07 08:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 13 Mar, Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] But that doesn't matter. What matters is that socialist control freaks get to tell you what to do. But you knew that... ;) The biggest group pushing

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 09:32:56AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The biggest group pushing ethanol usage in the US is midwestern farmers. I didn't know that they were so enamored of socialism. :-) They are *hugely* enamored of socialism. Ever hear of farm subsidies? Regards,

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:10:47 +0100 Florian Kulzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 08:12:07 +0100, Joe Hart wrote: [snip] At least I now know that Michelle is male and will not make the same mistake. She herself seems to think that she is female, though:

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Kent West
Florian Kulzer wrote: On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 08:12:07 +0100, Joe Hart wrote: At least I now know that Michelle is male and will not make the same mistake. She herself seems to think that she is female, though: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2006/09/msg00515.html D'oh! That

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Christopher Judd
On Thursday 15 March 2007 10:18, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 09:32:56AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The biggest group pushing ethanol usage in the US is midwestern farmers. I didn't know that they were so enamored of socialism. :-) They are *hugely* enamored

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 11:22:47AM -0400, Christopher Judd wrote: On Thursday 15 March 2007 10:18, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 09:32:56AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The biggest group pushing ethanol usage in the US is midwestern farmers. I didn't know that

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Freddy Freeloader
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 09:32:56AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The biggest group pushing ethanol usage in the US is midwestern farmers. I didn't know that they were so enamored of socialism. :-) They are *hugely* enamored of socialism. Ever hear of

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Andrei Popescu
Freddy Freeloader [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are actually quite a few farmers against farm subsidies because they allow the big corporate farms to get bigger as the corporate farms use the subsidies to buy up more land, and thus place more pressure on the small/family farmer. How

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Andrei Popescu
Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps I should have just owned up to my mistake of calling a boy a girl and leave it at that. I already apologized. What mistake do you mean? Michelle *is* a women. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/15/07 12:51, Andrei Popescu wrote: Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps I should have just owned up to my mistake of calling a boy a girl and leave it at that. I already apologized. What mistake do you mean? Michelle *is* a women.

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Greg Folkert
On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 09:32 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] The biggest group pushing ethanol usage in the US is midwestern farmers. I didn't know that they were so enamored of socialism. :-) No, farmers are not pushing it. Archer Daniels Midland(ADM) is pushing it, just like the

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Greg Folkert
On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 10:19 -0500, Kent West wrote: (I really wish the Debian search engine was better - I only find what I'm looking for about 60% of the time; maybe I'm just search-engine-challenged.) You need to invest time into training your Google-Fu use site:lists.debian.org

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Freddy Freeloader
Andrei Popescu wrote: Freddy Freeloader [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are actually quite a few farmers against farm subsidies because they allow the big corporate farms to get bigger as the corporate farms use the subsidies to buy up more land, and thus place more pressure on the

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Andrei Popescu
Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/15/07 12:51, Andrei Popescu wrote: Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps I should have just owned up to my mistake of calling a boy a girl and leave it at that. I already apologized.

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/15/07 15:12, Andrei Popescu wrote: Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 03/15/07 12:51, Andrei Popescu wrote: Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps I should have just owned up to my mistake of calling a boy a girl and leave it at

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-15 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrei Popescu wrote: Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps I should have just owned up to my mistake of calling a boy a girl and leave it at that. I already apologized. What mistake do you mean? Michelle *is* a women. Regards, Andrei

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Paul Johnson wrote: Joe Hart wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michelle Konzack wrote: Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 08:52:36PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a larger percentage year round? Portland is, and it might go statewide by the end of the session. Gasoline sales are banned here for the better. Probably because to produce

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:15:02 +0100 Michelle Konzack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the biggest energy market in the world, though China is The USA are consuming over 40% of the worlds petrol resources and it is WHY THEY TRY TO STEAL

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/13/07 18:59, Celejar wrote: On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:15:02 +0100 Michelle Konzack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the biggest energy market in the world, though China is The USA are

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Steve Lamb
Celejar wrote: claimed that: UNO resources telling me that there are currently 27% of jobless peoples in the USA, 8% in France and arround 5% in Germany. Anyone have an explanation or source for these figures? I am under the impression that the US has among the lowest unemployment figures in

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Greg Folkert
On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 09:05 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 03/13/07 18:59, Celejar wrote: On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:15:02 +0100 Michelle Konzack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the biggest energy market in the world, though China is

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Kent West
Joe Hart wrote: Michelle comes up with some strange figures. I suppose it comes from her anti-American attitude. On the other hand, her Debian knowledge is first rate. his, IIRC. -- Kent West http://kentwest.blogspot.com http://kentwest.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kent West wrote: Joe Hart wrote: Michelle comes up with some strange figures. I suppose it comes from her anti-American attitude. On the other hand, her Debian knowledge is first rate. his, IIRC. Sorry, Michelle to me is feminine

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 06:32:38PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Sorry, Michelle to me is feminine name. Michel on the other hand is masculine. If I was wrong, I apologize. How am I to tell which pronoun to use when I cannot see the person? I can blame the English language for having personal

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 06:32:38PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Sorry, Michelle to me is feminine name. Michel on the other hand is masculine. If I was wrong, I apologize. How am I to tell which pronoun to use when I cannot

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 08:04:56PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Since this is already a off-topic thread... So does Dutch, German, French, ItalianNow that I stop and think about it, I can't think of any that don't. Well, English has the concept of a neuter article (the). the dog -- el perro

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 08:04:56PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Since this is already a off-topic thread... So does Dutch, German, French, ItalianNow that I stop and think about it, I can't think of any that don't. Well,

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/14/07 14:04, Joe Hart wrote: Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 06:32:38PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Sorry, Michelle to me is feminine name. Michel on the other hand is masculine. If I was wrong, I apologize. How am I to tell

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/14/07 10:28, Greg Folkert wrote: [snip] then. Imagine people losing ALL savings and not being able to recover any of it. Huh, sort of like the retirement accounts of today... Huh? Are you referring to the people who concentrated *all* their

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Andrei Popescu
Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kent West wrote: Joe Hart wrote: Michelle comes up with some strange figures. I suppose it comes from her anti-American attitude. On the other hand, her Debian knowledge is first rate. his,

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread Tarek Soliman
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 08:27:30PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 08:04:56PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Since this is already a off-topic thread... So does Dutch, German, French, ItalianNow that I

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-14 Thread s. keeling
Joe Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Kent West wrote: Joe Hart wrote: Michelle comes up with some strange figures. I suppose it comes from her anti-American attitude. On the other hand, her Debian his, IIRC. Sorry, Michelle to me is feminine name. Michel on the other hand is Don't

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the biggest energy market in the world, though China is The USA are consuming over 40% of the worlds petrol resources and it is WHY THEY TRY TO STEAL THE PETROL FROM IRAK AND IRAN. And since the USA have arround 22% jobless peoples

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-13 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michelle Konzack wrote: Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the biggest energy market in the world, though China is The USA are consuming over 40% of the worlds petrol resources and it is WHY THEY TRY TO STEAL THE

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-13 Thread Mike McCarty
Michelle Konzack wrote: Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the biggest energy market in the world, though China is The USA are consuming over 40% of the worlds petrol resources and it is WHY THEY TRY TO STEAL THE PETROL FROM IRAK AND IRAN. FOAD Try posting

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-13 Thread Paul Johnson
Joe Hart wrote in Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted to gmane.linux.debian.user: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michelle Konzack wrote: Am 2007-02-25 15:49:20, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: The US is the biggest energy market in the world, though China is The USA are

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-13 Thread Steve Lamb
Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a larger percentage year round? Portland is, and it might go statewide by the end of the session. Gasoline sales are banned here for the better. Probably because to produce 1 gallon of bio you need to use 1 gallon of gasoline. It's

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-13 Thread Greg Folkert
On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 20:52 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a larger percentage year round? Portland is, and it might go statewide by the end of the session. Gasoline sales are banned here for the better. Probably because to produce 1

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-03-13 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/13/07 23:33, Greg Folkert wrote: On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 20:52 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Why not just go bioethanol in a larger percentage year round? Portland is, and it might go statewide by the end of the session.

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 07:39:04AM -0600, Kent West wrote: Now, how would one do this calculation in OO.o Calc? Or Gnumeric? Or maybe some other Debian math-y proggie? Maybe, how would one draw a graph comparing the two prices? gnuplot? http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net/demo_4.2/ I presume this

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-28 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 12:32:57AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 07:39:04AM -0600, Kent West wrote: Now, how would one do this calculation in OO.o Calc? Or Gnumeric? Or maybe some other Debian math-y proggie? Maybe, how would one draw a graph comparing the two

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-26 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:36:51PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: $4 per gallon though? That's amazing. I can't believe anyone can be allowed to change that much for gas, it's highway robbery That's the price of a gallon of gas. In the

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-26 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/26/07 13:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:36:51PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: [snip] I wonder what burning a gallon of gas really costs? (I don't know, I found a

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-26 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 02:08:24PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: On 02/26/07 13:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:36:51PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: Paul Johnson wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: [snip] I wonder what burning a gallon of gas really costs? (I don't

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-26 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/26/07 15:21, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 02:08:24PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: On 02/26/07 13:55, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:36:51PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: Paul Johnson wrote:

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-25 Thread Michael Pobega
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 07:39:04AM -0600, Kent West wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 08:52:27AM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: Please don't start talking about gas prices. It makes me think about how much we get ripped off at the pumps. Current price is 1.40 Euro per

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-25 Thread Paul Johnson
Michael Pobega wrote: $4 per gallon though? That's amazing. I can't believe anyone can be allowed to change that much for gas, it's highway robbery That's the price of a gallon of gas. In the US, this price is largely subsidized by military force so it's artificially low. -- To

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-25 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 10:42:26AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: $4 per gallon though? That's amazing. I can't believe anyone can be allowed to change that much for gas, it's highway robbery That's the price of a gallon of gas. In the US, this price is largely

Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

2007-02-25 Thread Freddy Freeloader
Paul Johnson wrote: Michael Pobega wrote: $4 per gallon though? That's amazing. I can't believe anyone can be allowed to change that much for gas, it's highway robbery That's the price of a gallon of gas. In the US, this price is largely subsidized by military force so it's