Repair or despair? Natalie or Jim?

Works for me...

Natalie

It was intended to be pithy rather than pissy. You were implying that we of old computers were nerds and geeks because of that. I was just telling you that on a repair group, service personnel are actually nerds and geeks by nature (or at least considered to be by most punters ... )

A misinterpretation both ways of subtle humour, I think ... Happy New Year to yuh !! d;~}

Arfa

Here's what you just said:

If your neighbor is murdered, who cares, as long as YOU weren't murdered?

"Arfa Daily"

Well, as the mother of a member of the Best Buy Geek Squad, I can't throw stones at that...

Backatcha! You *are* a geek - never saw the smiley wearing a cap before!

Natalie

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me ...

Arfa

Why, thankya ma'am !!

Arfa

So, crime is OK with you. Certain aspects of the patriot act are in violation of the REAL law of the land. You're OK with that.

Arfa is in England, so please explain how the 'patriot act' affects him?

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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Careful, you guys. Remember, we're in the presence of GREATNESS here! After all, he's been on Usenet since 1996!

I am honered to be in the presence of the Old Man of the Mountains...

Huh? What does Internet monitoring have to do with murder?

Careful you don't back cut that limb you're out on...

What I said was, if he's not doing anything to attract attention, and isn't doing anything he shouldn't then he has nothing to fear.

But he is in fear, so he's either paranoid or has something he want to do on the Internet that he can't.

Allow me to explain. This is known as 'toungue in cheek' humour. It is a

*subtle* form of humour, often sparking off of some other situation, or statement, as in this case. I would guess that most on here 'get it', but clearly, it is a concept that passes you by ... ( this one is called 'having a laugh at someone elses expense' in case you don't get that either, and is intended to be 'witty', not pointed ). :-)

Arfa

Hi Michael - how goes it ? Trust you are (at least reasonably) well ? Just got back from your side of the pond, but not from your locality this time.

Happy new year to ya !

Arfa

Americans have great trouble understanding our (slightly black) humour.

The proof can be found here. They really don't get it.

Graham

That would be pitchy.

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Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Government officials and activists flying to Bali,
Indonesia, for the United Nations meeting on climate change will cause
as much pollution as 20,000 cars in a year.

Read the progression of words in the three messages preceding your question. If you don't understand, then no further explanation will be of any value to you.

The cops come to your house today. They push their ways past you and begin searching your house without a warrant. They don't ask permission to search. What would be your thoughts on this?

What you describe is what I'd call a police state.

So where's it happening ?

Graham

Please don't add clutter just yet. Wait until Hach answers my question, please.

This gets better and better ! Any more ?

Arfa