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Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?

Robatoy wrote:

Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?
There is no cabal but we did take a vote to cut you off. Over developed
sense of humor was the reason given.
mahalo,
anonymous

Robatoy wrote:
Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?

There was a problem. I called "tech Support". They acknowledged that=20
usenet would be slow to come back.

It cut out Friday noon last... Down 5 days...

Glacial is more like it.


--=20
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw

In article , jo4hn
wrote:

Robatoy wrote:

Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?
There is no cabal but we did take a vote to cut you off. Over developed
sense of humor was the reason given.
mahalo,
anonymous

*sigh*...I know, I know...I stopped taking my depressants against my
vet's orders.

That does it... posters of my two super heroes, Marvin The Robot and
Eeyore back on the wall.

From this day on; a dearth of mirth.

In article ,
WillR wrote:

Robatoy wrote:
Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?

There was a problem. I called "tech Support". They acknowledged that
usenet would be slow to come back.

I got this really cool e-mail from them about this issue, to wit:

(condensed version):

We, at Bell, feel your pain. Our technicians are aware of the problem
and you'll be back with your sawdust-making reprobate buddies before you
can hook up a grease-nipple to your pogo stick.


.... something like that.

Robatoy wrote:
In article ,
WillR wrote:
=20
=20
Robatoy wrote:

Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?

There was a problem. I called "tech Support". They acknowledged that=20
usenet would be slow to come back.

=20
I got this really cool e-mail from them about this issue, to wit:
=20
(condensed version):
=20
We, at Bell, feel your pain. Our technicians are aware of the problem=20
and you'll be back with your sawdust-making reprobate buddies before yo=
u=20
can hook up a grease-nipple to your pogo stick.
=20
=20
... something like that.


You must move realllll slllooooowwwwwwww!!!!!!!!



--=20
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw

In article ,
WillR wrote:

[Randomly snipperized]

... something like that.


actual message: (names x'd out)

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"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?

It's back now...

Robatoy wrote:
In article , jo4hn
wrote:


Robatoy wrote:


Not a feed in 4 days.. wondering WTF?

There is no cabal but we did take a vote to cut you off. Over developed
sense of humor was the reason given.
mahalo,
anonymous


*sigh*...I know, I know...I stopped taking my depressants against my
vet's orders.

That does it... posters of my two super heroes, Marvin The Robot and
Eeyore back on the wall.

Did you mean Marvin the Martian?
j4 (who thinks that Bugs is one of world's finest actors)

From this day on; a dearth of mirth.

In article , jo4hn
wrote:

Did you mean Marvin the Martian?
j4 (who thinks that Bugs is one of world's finest actors)


Bugs RULES!
One of my all-time favourite scenes:
Bugs is making up magical spells as this bat, flying behind him, keeps
changing from beast to dragon to monster as Bugs is making up his own
words like Abacadrosius, ...... just absolute silliness.

Not Marvin The Martian (although I have him on my key-chain).
But Marvin The Depressed Robot ( http://tinyurl.com/77ybg ) from Douglas
Adams' Hitcher's Guide To The Galaxy.

Robatoy wrote:

In article , jo4hn
wrote:


Did you mean Marvin the Martian?
j4 (who thinks that Bugs is one of world's finest actors)



Bugs RULES!
One of my all-time favourite scenes:
Bugs is making up magical spells as this bat, flying behind him, keeps
changing from beast to dragon to monster as Bugs is making up his own
words like Abacadrosius, ...... just absolute silliness.

Not Marvin The Martian (although I have him on my key-chain).
But Marvin The Depressed Robot ( http://tinyurl.com/77ybg ) from Douglas
Adams' Hitcher's Guide To The Galaxy.
I guess I forgot about that Marvin. Read the books but haven't seen any
films since the BBC version in the early 80s. My favorite Bugs scene is
the opening of Knight Must Fall where the camera pans down a line of
knights in armor until it gets to the tips of two ears. Panning down
reveals Bugs chomping on the last of a carrot. He looks about trying to
decide what to do with the last of it (roach?) and ultimately steps on
the spur of the knight next to him, which opens his backside. Bugs
drops the remains in which starts the hoohaw. Great film. Should be up
there with Casablanca and Kane. Maybe even Duck Soup.
mahalo,
jo4hn