Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 16:50:20 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com>, joe <joe@lab.cba.ualr.edu> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tobacco addiction (was: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws)) Message-ID: <19981227165020.X12346@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981227011314.00c39680@genesis.ispace.com>; from Drew Baxter on Sun, Dec 27, 1998 at 01:13:43AM -0500 References: <4.1.19981227001919.00920a10@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981226225346.00c35100@genesis.ispace.com> <Pine.LNX.4.04.9812262202350.568-100000@njal.ualr.edu> <4.1.19981227001919.00920a10@genesis.ispace.com> <19981227164207.W12346@freebie.lemis.com> <4.1.19981227011314.00c39680@genesis.ispace.com>
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On Sunday, 27 December 1998 at 1:13:43 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote: > At 04:42 PM 12/27/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >> On Sunday, 27 December 1998 at 0:19:56 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote: >>> At 10:10 PM 12/26/98 -0600, joe wrote: >>>> On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, Drew Baxter wrote: >>>> >>>>> At 01:01 PM 12/27/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >>>>>> On Saturday, 26 December 1998 at 21:09:50 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote: >>>>>>> At 06:03 PM 12/26/98 -0700, Brett Glass wrote: >>>>>>>> At 11:26 AM 12/27/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You obviously didn't cross the Channel. The proportion of smokers is >>>>>>>>> even higher on the mainland. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Believe me, I *have* crossed the Channel. The proportion seemed about >>>>>>>> the same, though establishments in different countries varied in their >>>>>>>> willingness to create non-smoking sections in restaurants, etc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And to think, I get griped at for stupider threads than this... :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Sure. The stupider the message, the more likely you are to get griped >>>>>> at. Is that illogical? >>>>> >>>>> And how long has this regulated name thing been going on? :-) >>>> >>>> For a few days now, and even branching off from topics such the phonetics >>>> of various languages to tobacco use of the Brits...even thought of >>>> contributing to it myself...ooops, already did 8-) >>> >>> And this relates directly or even indirectly to FreeBSD *looks around* >>> Where? :-) >> >> All around. Don't you see the well-known FreeBSD names in almost >> every message? >> >>> [I'm just asking the questions I get asked when I post irrelevant >>> material] >> >> Relevance depends on the forum. By definition almost anything goes on >> -chat: >> >> >> Non technical items related to the FreeBSD community >> >> This list contains the overflow from the other lists about >> non-technical, social information. It includes discussion about >> whether Jordan looks like a toon ferret or not, whether or not to >> type in capitals, who is drinking too much coffee, where the best >> beer is brewed, who is brewing beer in their basement, and so >> on. Occasional announcements of important events (such as >> upcoming parties, weddings, births, new jobs, etc) can be made to >> the technical lists, but the follow ups should be directed to >> this -chat list. >> >> So, tell me what a toon ferret is. >> > > Then why was I getting griped at for off-topic then? *grumble*.. On -chat? I can't imagine why. > I'm slowly learning I can't win.. Now maybe that's the answer. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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