Actually, to be fair the reason that the GTO isn't selling well is that it
isn't flashy enough, hence the redundant bonnet scoop on the latest model.
It seems that US buyers want a car that makes a visual statement (like the
new Mustang) rather than something that goes hard and handles well (for a
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/04/19 Tue PM 11:17:02 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
So which Australian engineered cars are superior? and in what way? ;-)
The Giacottolo
It's not selling well in the US. In fact, there was an article in the
Wall Street Journal yesterday about how GM might pull the plug on the
entire Pontiac division. The Pontiac GTO was meant to be a nostalgia
car. It needed some reference to the original, but it had to be done in
a stylish and
-Original Message-
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's not selling well in the US. In fact, there was an article in the
Wall Street Journal yesterday about how GM might pull the plug on the
entire Pontiac division. The Pontiac GTO was meant to be a nostalgia
car. It
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Then new Pontiac GTO is a re badged Holden Monaro.
Pontiac
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/index.jsp
Holden
http://tinyurl.com/ytmx7
Not saying it's superior. It's just a locally made car that's being exported.
Dave S
On 4
for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Then new Pontiac GTO is a re badged Holden Monaro.
Pontiac
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/index.jsp
Holden
http://tinyurl.com/ytmx7
Not saying it's superior. It's just a locally made car that's being exported.
Dave S
On 4/19/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL
Good bullsh*t is when the listener buys it.
regards,
Anthony Farr
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
About 20 years ago, I was at a presentation by an Aussie working here. It
was
about his collection of old vehicles. One or two of the slides
Go-ggonot the Dart
Chevvie is car of the year down there.
He was serious.
mike
-Original Message-
From: Paul Ewins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually, to be fair the reason that the GTO isn't selling well is that it
isn't flashy enough, hence the redundant bonnet scoop on the latest model.
It seems that US buyers want a car that makes a visual statement (like
This at least has some GTO reference, unlike the Holden gumdrop car they're
trying to sell. And don't forget, this is a concept car. A production model
would have been far less radical. In any case, they couldn't have failed any
worse than they did. The current car is evocative of mid eighties
Anthony Farr mused:
The damage to Pontiac had already been inflicted by the front-drivers, which
muscle car purists apparently hated.
Some GTOs ended up with rear wheel drive:
http://www.jfwaf.com/temp/GTO.jpg
: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Anthony Farr mused:
The damage to Pontiac had already been inflicted by the front-drivers,
which
muscle car purists apparently hated.
Some GTOs ended up with rear wheel drive:
http://www.jfwaf.com/temp/GTO.jpg
Subject: RE: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
This at least has some GTO reference, unlike the Holden gumdrop car
they're
trying to sell. And don't forget, this is a concept car. A production
model would have
been far less radical. In any case, they couldn't have failed any worse
than they did
Anthony Farr wrote:
Good bullsh*t is when the listener buys it.
regards,
Anthony Farr
What he meant was that it was virtually an everlasting car. No
rust, just weld up the odd split every now and then and keep on keeping
on. Because it was/had been so ubiquitous, there was a large pool
On 20 Apr 2005 at 22:04, mike wilson wrote:
Anthony Farr wrote:
Good bullsh*t is when the listener buys it.
regards,
Anthony Farr
What he meant was that it was virtually an everlasting car. No
rust, just weld up the odd split every now and then and keep on keeping
on.
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 20 Apr 2005 at 22:04, mike wilson wrote:
Anthony Farr wrote:
Good bullsh*t is when the listener buys it.
regards,
Anthony Farr
What he meant was that it was virtually an everlasting car. No
rust, just weld up the odd split every now and then and keep on keeping
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
About 20 years ago, I was at a presentation by an Aussie working here. It
was about his collection of old vehicles. One or two of the slides showed,
from the air, the rural part of Australia he came from. I always remember
the quote: '36 Chevvie is car of the
@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Anthony Farr wrote:
Good bullsh*t is when the listener buys it.
regards,
Anthony Farr
What he meant was that it was virtually an everlasting car. No
rust, just weld up the odd split every now and then and keep on keeping
Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
What he meant was that it was virtually an everlasting car.
I don't think I have ever seen a '36 Chev or any other car of that era being
used as on or off-road transport, anywhere in the parts of Australia I've
visited or lived in. They are all
On 21 Apr 2005 at 11:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
What he meant was that it was virtually an everlasting car.
I don't think I have ever seen a '36 Chev or any other car of that era being
used as on or off-road transport, anywhere in the parts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Apr 18, 2005, at 5:01 PM, William Robb wrote:
Thats because we talk about beer and Scotch and now, it seems, badly
engineered automobiles as well.
Which badly engineered automobiles might you be referring to, eh?
Italian ones. Mostly, they are superb running and
On 18/4/05, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:
I have a Tilly! Want the serial number? ;-)
Model LT-6.
Size 7 3/8 (59.5 cm.)
LOVE it! Best hat I've ever worn...
I simply don't don't believe it.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|
Hi,
We just keep electing the same old bunch of crooked bums time after time.
The Liberals in Canada have it down to a fine science now.
They don't allow blame to enter into it. They just shrug their shoulders and
call it business as usual.
Over here, when a politician uses lies to lead his
On Apr 19, 2005, at 7:28 PM, Bob W wrote:
Next time I get done for speeding I shall take that line with the
court. That was a long time ago, I shall say. Now it's time to draw
a line, and move on.
Then they won't be able to fine me or put any more points on my
license.
After saying that you won't
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re:
Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
On Apr 18, 2005, at 5:01 PM, William Robb wrote:
Thats because we talk about beer and Scotch and now, it seems, badly
engineered automobiles as well.
Which badly
Which badly engineered automobiles might you be referring to, eh?
Italian and English cars.
William Robb
So which Australian engineered cars are superior? and in what way? ;-)
Godfrey
Bill is Canadian. The Canadians drive a lot of Japanese cars as well as quite a
few of those from just across the river. If memory serves me correctly,
Wheatfield terrorizes Regina in a Nissan pickup, a rather well engineered
vehicle by any standard.
Paul
Which badly engineered automobiles
Ah, my mistake. I should have asked which cars were engineered by
Canadians then, rather than looking for just the superior ones. ]'-)
Godfrey
On Apr 19, 2005, at 7:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bill is Canadian. The Canadians drive a lot of Japanese cars as well
as quite a few of those from
I know you're just having fun with this, but in truth a lot of Canadians
commute to Detroit and work for the car companies. What's more, a lot of
automotive components are made in Canada. Many of these components are used by
automakers worldwide. Canadian goods are well respected and generally
The shine has kinda worn of the old istD
William Robb
Yeah... I'm thinking of trying a 20D out of idle curiousity.
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
I know you're just having fun with this, but in truth a lot of Canadians
commute to Detroit and work for the car companies. What's more, a lot of
automotive components are made in Canada. Many of these components are used by
automakers worldwide
I guess that's why we have so many excellent and highly respected
Canadian automotive marques, like ___ ... ? Oh well ... returning
to photo interests, my favorite Leica rangefinder body, the M4-P, was
made in Canada.
Godfrey
... Blame Canada! ...
On Apr 19, 2005, at 8:40 AM, [EMAIL
John Forbes quoted and wrote:
' Circumstances seem to me as dangerous and intractable as any I can
remember, and I can remember a lot. And: As a nation we are consuming and
investing about 6 percent more than we are producing. That was Paul
Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve.'
The US government won't run out of credit. Japan and China will continue to buy
dollars because their economies are dependent on US consumers. The dollar will
eventually gain strength as interest rates rise. It's cyclical. It's not a big
deal. But gnash your teeth and wring your hands if you
Paul,
That's all right, then. Thanks for the reassurance. Be a good fellow and
tell Paul Volcker, though. Poor chap doesn't know very much about these
things, and he'll be glad for you to put him right.
John
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:41:18 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The US government
Read the editorial page in today's Wall Street Journal. Others far more
knowledgable than I have already set Volcker straight. The poor chap has a lot
of axes to grind.
Paul,
That's all right, then. Thanks for the reassurance. Be a good fellow and
tell Paul Volcker, though. Poor
Do you have a link?
John
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:02:34 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Read the editorial page in today's Wall Street Journal. Others far more
knowledgable than I have already set Volcker straight. The poor chap has
a lot of axes to grind.
Paul,
That's all right, then. Thanks
On 19/4/05, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:
Yeah... I'm thinking of trying a 20D out of idle curiousity.
Joking aside, don't bother. For a little more, get an original 1D. Even
at 4MP, it's still streets ahead in terms of performance and usability.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) |
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
So which Australian engineered cars are superior? and in what way? ;-)
The Giacottolo was a slight improvement on the original Alfa it was based on.
The Repco/Brabham F1 cars of the sixties were quite successful.
The current Ford Territory seems to
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
What's more, a lot of automotive components are made in Canada.
Many of these components are used by automakers worldwide.
Indeed the Ford Windsor V8 engines are well respected and in many ways a
superior design to the now gone Cleveland series.
- Original Message -
From: Tom Reese
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
The US government will eventually run out of
credit. The aftermath will not be pretty.
You'll run out of trading partners first.
The aftermath will still be pretty ugly.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Godfrey
... Blame Canada! ...
Blame yourself, it's more real that way
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Which badly engineered automobiles might you be referring to, eh?
Italian and English cars.
William Robb
So which Australian engineered cars are superior? and in what way? ;-)
Don't know. I'm
Waller
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
So which Australian engineered cars are superior? and in what way
No, sorry. I had a genuine newspaper version. I read it at lunch and then
tossed it. The writer was an analyst from one of the top financial firms.
Do you have a link?
John
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:02:34 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Read the editorial page in today's Wall Street
it is completely pointless to talk about automotive marques:
is mercedes american or german?
how about nissan? bentley? jaguar? crysler? skoda? lamborghini? vw?
btw, mercedes m is being made in Hamilton, ON. does that count for
a canadian car?
mishka
On 4/19/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL
read editorials? to understand world finance and macroeconomy?
you've made my day!
why not read an editorial in NY Post? at least that's more fun.
mishka
On 4/19/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Read the editorial page in today's Wall Street Journal. Others far more
Quoting Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Although I generally don't care for most of their styling.
Neither do I :-)
Nor did many other Aussies for the unlamented AU series Falcon.
This email was sent from Netspace Webmail:
On 4/19/05, Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
it is completely pointless to talk about automotive marques:
is mercedes american or german?
how about nissan? bentley? jaguar? crysler? skoda? lamborghini? vw?
btw, mercedes m is being made in Hamilton, ON. does that count for
a canadian car?
Good
Then new Pontiac GTO is a re badged Holden Monaro.
Pontiac
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/index.jsp
Holden
http://tinyurl.com/ytmx7
Not saying it's superior. It's just a locally made car that's being exported.
Dave S
On 4/19/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Which badly
On 20 Apr 2005 at 11:13, David Savage wrote:
Then new Pontiac GTO is a re badged Holden Monaro.
Pontiac
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/index.jsp
Holden
http://tinyurl.com/ytmx7
Not saying it's superior. It's just a locally made car that's being exported.
Note that it's also much
GM's boss fell in love with the Holden Monaro a few years back, went home
and told the boys in Pontiac to pull the plug on their new GTO, because they
were going to rebadge the Monaro as GTO instead. Apparently the buyer
reaction has been quite good, but the 'good ole boys' on Pontiac forums are
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 17 Apr 2005 at 21:02, mike wilson wrote:
You won't need to, because they just will not come back. Most of the
people I know who have digital cameras print less than 1% of their
pictures. Once the new model sales dry up - as they will, because most
people are happy
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:13:28 +0100, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Japan is a free market, and their economy hasn't grown for years. I
haven't heard anyone say it has collapsed, though. No Japanese are
starving, and they haven't declared war.
If you want to see a free-market
On 4/17/05, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know, at the rate people around here upgrade mobile phones for little
perceived or actual value it makes me wonder if people now (with too much
disposable cash) don't expect to continuously upgrade be it advantageous or
not.
The
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:56:33 -0400, frank theriault
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No social pressures? Maybe, but there's PDML peer pressure, and that's
much worse!
Having decided I must stop buying things off Ebay, I've just noticed an
SMCP . I don't know how I'll live if I don't buy it.
Since it is usually cheaper here in the US to get a new cel-phone than to buy a
new battery for it we do it about every two years.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Idiot Proof == Expert Proof
---
Rob Studdert wrote:
I don't know, at the rate people around here
On 4/18/05, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Since it is usually cheaper here in the US to get a new cel-phone than to buy
a new battery for it we do it about every two years.
Tom,
It's also the way they're marketed.
Here, most plans extend over a year or two, and the base phone is
often
That is not the Free Market model, it is the MBA mentality fomented by those nice Ivy League Colleges in the NE US.
Send you kids to Yale, destroy your business in ten-twenty years; you know, the
one you spent 50 building from nothing. Your stock will soar until suddenly
your stock holders
John Forbes wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:13:28 +0100, mike wilson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Japan is a free market, and their economy hasn't grown for years. I
haven't heard anyone say it has collapsed, though. No Japanese are
starving, and they haven't declared war.
Japan is a free
Hi,
We'll do nothing now, but we'll remember these words in about five years
time. 1929 will seem like a mild hiccup.
That's convenient timing. It'll be seen as Pres. H. Clinton's fault.
--
Cheers,
Bob
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
DSLR's are an awful lot more than a couple of hundred, especially if
one is upgrading from entry-level. Plus, there simply aren't the
social pressures to get the latest and greatest features
Yup.
Not sure whether PM Brown will have the luxury of blaming his economic
disasters on somebody else though.
John
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:58:51 +0100, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
We'll do nothing now, but we'll remember these words in about five years
time. 1929 will seem like a mild
I don't know how they are marketed in Canada. Here the price is the same
whether you buy a plan with the phone or just pay for it month by month, so you
might as well get the new phone and sign up for another year or two. I have
gone to a pre-pay plan, but it only saves me money because I am
On 18/4/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
Depends on the mailing list you hang out with.
We have it lucky here, there is nothing to upgrade to.
I bet the folks over at the Canon list are already poo-pooing last year's
digital Rebel as being insufficient for doing quality work.
The
- Original Message -
From: Cotty Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
It's perhaps more pragmatic a list, but far less
entertaining than this one.
Thats because we talk about beer and Scotch and now, it seems, badly
engineered automobiles as well.
Saves us from
- Original Message -
From: John Forbes
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Yup.
Not sure whether PM Brown will have the luxury of blaming his economic
disasters on somebody else though.
We just keep electing the same old bunch of crooked bums time after time
On Apr 18, 2005, at 5:01 PM, William Robb wrote:
Thats because we talk about beer and Scotch and now, it seems, badly
engineered automobiles as well.
Which badly engineered automobiles might you be referring to, eh?
Saves us from having to talk about the lack of new gear, and saves us
from the
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Apr 18, 2005, at 5:01 PM, William Robb wrote:
Thats because we talk about beer and Scotch and now, it seems, badly
engineered automobiles as well.
Which badly engineered automobiles might you be referring to, eh?
Saves us from having to talk about the lack of new
On 4/18/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The truth is more interesting. snip
No it's not.
-frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Original Message -
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
On Apr 18, 2005, at 5:01 PM, William Robb wrote:
Thats because we talk about beer and Scotch and now, it seems, badly
engineered automobiles as well.
Which badly engineered automobiles might
I figure I should chime in here...
I am extremely happy with my processing lab. I am not in a metropolis.
It has nothing to do with the fact that I am considered part of the
family - they treat all their customers well.
I have some wedding reprints that have a color shift that I am not happy
- Original Message -
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or possibly Cole's Law (thinly sliced
cabbage).
LOL.
Damn. My turn to spill coffee around the 'puter.
:-)
Jostein
True enough. So far, those who have expressed confidence in their film
processing labs are in LA or San Francisco. We have at least one good
pro lab here in Detroit, but, like they're pro clientele, they've gone
pretty much over to digital and their film work is now very expensive.
The mini
On Apr 17, 2005, at 12:26 AM, Bob Blakely wrote:
I feel your pain. Been there. Got the high blood pressure to prove it.
I guess I am lucky. But then, someone, somewhere in the big cities
does good work, or all the pros who use film would also be screaming.
Both of them are complaining about the
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
In mind, maybe. But when it gets to going to the shop with the card (do
you have more than one?) and talking to the man about all that technical
crap and then the prints come back
Thank you, Bob!
I needed that laugh.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Idiot Proof == Expert Proof
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Bob Blakely wrote:
or possibly Cole's Law
(thinly sliced cabbage).
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Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.308
Heck, Mishka, you can get a set of lousy 4x6's for $5 (grin).
However, I do understand your point. It is not a new problem, I had it 20+ years ago when I was trying to
make a living off photography. However back then there was a few people (not commercial labs) who could
produce superb prints
On 4/16/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We had a guy floating around town here who badmouthed every lab in the area
for giving crappy results.
It turned out he couldn't expose a negative properly to save his life.
you've just made this up, haven't you?
William Robb
mishka
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
In mind, maybe. But when it gets to going to the shop with the card
(do you have more than one?) and talking to the man about all that
technical crap
On 17 Apr 2005 at 21:02, mike wilson wrote:
You won't need to, because they just will not come back. Most of the
people I know who have digital cameras print less than 1% of their
pictures. Once the new model sales dry up - as they will, because most
people are happy with their camera
Hi,
So you cannot parse a short english sentence.
That's all.
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Nonsense!
--
Cheers,
Bob
- Original Message -
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Nonsense!
You mean, like:
n o n s e n s e !
: - )
Jostein
Sure.
Mishka
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Bob W Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Nonsense!
At least you give more than one syllable to work with.
William Robb
Hi,
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Nonsense!
At least you give more than one syllable to work with.
Damn.
--
Cheers,
Bob
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a
complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of
the action is an understood you.
On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Bob W wrote:
Hi,
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Nonsense!
At least you give more
even more (by a huge margin) stuff that's produced from film
in the labs stinks.
so?
So you are a bad printer.
Thats all.
William Robb
So you cannot parse a short english sentence.
That's all.
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
William Robb
you
Pedant.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a
complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of
the action is an understood you.
On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Bob W wrote:
Hi,
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Former English teacher.
On Apr 16, 2005, at 11:32 AM, Peter J. Alling wrote:
Pedant.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a
complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer
of the action is an understood you.
On Apr 16, 2005, at
Surely it's short for May God damn you. The understood you is the
object, whilst the good Lord is the subject.
John
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:33:39 -0400, Paul Stenquist
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a
complete sentence if the word
Hi,
Saturday, April 16, 2005, 3:33:39 PM, Paul wrote:
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a
complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of
the action is an understood you.
Actually, I wrote Nonsense! as well, so I win either way. In fact, I
(That is) Nonsense! is just as much a sentence as Damn (you)
Paul Stenquist mused:
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a
complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of
the action is an understood you.
On Apr 16, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Bob W
- Original Message -
From: Bob W Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Hi,
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Nonsense!
At least you give more than one syllable to work with.
Damn.
At least you give more than two letters to work with.
William Robb
Hi,
Saturday, April 16, 2005, 8:27:16 PM, William wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Bob W Subject: Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor
Hi,
It's pretty hard to parse a one word sentence.
Nonsense!
At least you give more than one syllable to work with.
Damn
Yes, that's the way the word damn is generally used. But any active verb that
stands alone takes an understood you as the subject.
Surely it's short for May God damn you. The understood you is the
object, whilst the good Lord is the subject.
John
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:33:39 -0400,
Help?
John
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:36:52 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, that's the way the word damn is generally used. But any active
verb that stands alone takes an understood you as the subject.
Surely it's short for May God damn you. The understood you is the
object, whilst the good
Nonsense.
(That is) Nonsense! is just as much a sentence as Damn (you)
Paul Stenquist mused:
Bob wins. Nonsense isn't an English sentence. However, Damn is a
complete sentence if the word da,m is used as a verb and the doer of
the action is an understood you.
On Apr 16,
Y'a know, I'm sure there's a plethora of, well, let's just say ordinary
labs out there that are running 35mm through the machines and just
robot-like punching the buttons to select the machine's suggestion for
correction, if any, to be applied to prints. No doubt some labs are
stretching a
From: John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Haven't exactly dumped digital for film yet Rob, but this week I have been
picking up the MZ-S loaded with BW to go take some 'real' photos. Of
course, Murphy's Law says I find myself totally uninspired so I haven't
even finished one film yet!
That's not
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