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Re: I think it's about time we had a new list.....
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:07:55 +0000, "Ben Blaney" <benblaney@ukrm.net>
wrote: >It's not about being miserable, it's about being appropriate. Can't you >have this list in uk.rec.cars ? <Joins the argyument late> Well, I think it's pretty stupid and sad too, but hardly any worse than whatever the list is for people who have beards. But where do you draw the line? <reviews sig> I think I can happily claim that the bollox in my sig is either bike orientated, or represents some relationship with people I value. -- Champ : Old enough to know GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 UKRMFBC#2 IHABWTMMJ#3 MCT#5 WG*#1 BONY#40 DFV#8 IbW#17 SBS#34 Racing : www.team-ukrm.com. Vanity Publishing : www.champ.org.uk |
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Re: I think it's about time we had a new list.....
In article <ibm340hrc6mkd1slrha96a9opuocvshash@4ax.com>, Champ says...
> On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:07:55 +0000, "Ben Blaney" <benblaney@ukrm.net> > wrote: > > >It's not about being miserable, it's about being appropriate. Can't you > >have this list in uk.rec.cars ? > > <Joins the argyument late> > > Well, I think it's pretty stupid and sad too, but hardly any worse > than whatever the list is for people who have beards. But where do > you draw the line? > > <reviews sig> > > I think I can happily claim that the bollox in my sig is either bike > orientated, or represents some relationship with people I value. I de-sigged myself last year. |
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Previously on usenet, Champ said...
> I think I can happily claim that the bollox in my sig is either bike > orientated, or represents some relationship with people I value. But you have a SBS# in your .sig, is that cos you like Wiglaf? -- Lozzo : The anti-Timo ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3 BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7, ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16, BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9. Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. |
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On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:19:29 -0000, Lozzo <lozzo@ukrm.net> wrote:
>Previously on usenet, Champ said... > >> I think I can happily claim that the bollox in my sig is either bike >> orientated, or represents some relationship with people I value. > >But you have a SBS# in your .sig, is that cos you like Wiglaf? Curses, you found my achilles heel :-) And I can't even remember what an MCT is. -- Champ : Old enough to know GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 UKRMFBC#2 IHABWTMMJ#3 MCT#5 WG*#1 BONY#40 DFV#8 IbW#17 SBS#34 Racing : www.team-ukrm.com. Vanity Publishing : www.champ.org.uk |
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Re: I think it's about time we had a new list.....
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:26:41 +0000, Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>And I can't even remember what an MCT is. Middle Class Tosser - awarded by Scouse, early Feb 2001. -- | ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C |_\_____/_| ..62743../..14835.../..3157./.19406 (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5 |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG* \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 '^' |
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Re: I think it's about time we had a new list.....
In article <MPG.1aabf59ef8b402419897d9@news.clara.net>,
Ginge <gingeSPAMDECOY@stopthevoices.org.uk> wrote: >In article <ibm340hrc6mkd1slrha96a9opuocvshash@4ax.com>, Champ says... >> On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:07:55 +0000, "Ben Blaney" <benblaney@ukrm.net> >> wrote: >> >> >It's not about being miserable, it's about being appropriate. Can't you >> >have this list in uk.rec.cars ? >> >> <Joins the argyument late> >> >> Well, I think it's pretty stupid and sad too, but hardly any worse >> than whatever the list is for people who have beards. But where do >> you draw the line? >> >> <reviews sig> >> >> I think I can happily claim that the bollox in my sig is either bike >> orientated, or represents some relationship with people I value. > >I de-sigged myself last year. but it did ome back breifly, didn't it? my is not there due to lazyness. |
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In article <c1t9sm$aqd$1@pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk>, William Grainger
says... > In article <MPG.1aabf59ef8b402419897d9@news.clara.net>, > Ginge <gingeSPAMDECOY@stopthevoices.org.uk> wrote: > >I de-sigged myself last year. > > but it did ome back breifly, didn't it? Maybe by accident (I use more than one machine) > my is not there due to lazyness. I have one with just the bikes in on the work PC, it seems the most relevant. |
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In article <MPG.1aabf59ef8b402419897d9@news.clara.net>, Ginge says...
> In article <ibm340hrc6mkd1slrha96a9opuocvshash@4ax.com>, Champ says... > > On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:07:55 +0000, "Ben Blaney" <benblaney@ukrm.net> > > wrote: > > > > >It's not about being miserable, it's about being appropriate. Can't you > > >have this list in uk.rec.cars ? > > > > <Joins the argyument late> > > > > Well, I think it's pretty stupid and sad too, but hardly any worse > > than whatever the list is for people who have beards. But where do > > you draw the line? > > > > <reviews sig> > > > > I think I can happily claim that the bollox in my sig is either bike > > orientated, or represents some relationship with people I value. > > I de-sigged myself last year. > I've not got one because I've been too busy to remake it since I rebuilt my pc. |
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On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 23:45:24 +0000, Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>The line was famously uttered by the kurgan (sp?) in The >Higlander, I still love that film umpteen viewings later. > tho I doubt it that was its first outing. > ># People, I've got something to say ># It's better to burn out than to fade away The same scene has one of my favourite lines from a film ever 'Nuns, no sense of humour'. -- Lady Nina Dancing naked in the rain gets you arrested. |
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Lady.nina@ntlworld.com wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 23:45:24 +0000, Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: > > >The line was famously uttered by the kurgan (sp?) in The > >Higlander, > > I still love that film umpteen viewings later. "There can be only one" It's just a shame that the producers didn't take heed before they started the sequels. -- Chris (XChrislX@Xchurchstone.comX) Remove X's for address BOTAFOT#128 CBR1000FL The Honda Fatblade Yam RS200 Ring-a-Ding |
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On 02 Mar 2004 00:16:17 GMT, "mups" <mups@chrisNOTREALADDR.com> wrote:
>Lady.nina@ntlworld.com wrote: >> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 23:45:24 +0000, Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: >> >> >The line was famously uttered by the kurgan (sp?) in The >> >Higlander, >> >> I still love that film umpteen viewings later. > >"There can be only one" > >It's just a shame that the producers didn't take heed before they started >the sequels. There were no sequels. None. Nada. Zip. And nothing anyone can say will convince me otherwise. -- Lady Nina Dancing naked in the rain gets you arrested. |
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On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:20:41 +0000, Lady Nina
<spam.trap2@ntlworld.com> blethered: >On 02 Mar 2004 00:16:17 GMT, "mups" <mups@chrisNOTREALADDR.com> wrote: > >>Lady.nina@ntlworld.com wrote: >>> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 23:45:24 +0000, Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: >>> >>> >The line was famously uttered by the kurgan (sp?) in The >>> >Higlander, >>> >>> I still love that film umpteen viewings later. >> >>"There can be only one" >> >>It's just a shame that the producers didn't take heed before they started >>the sequels. > >There were no sequels. None. Nada. Zip. And nothing anyone can say >will convince me otherwise. It's amusing to wander round a Highlander con[1] and observe lots of fans denying the existence of a certain film between the first and the third. <g> [1] I know the committee, and the drink is cheap, plus we get to slag off the Trekkies, OK? |
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On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:41:38 +0000, Halla
<halla@drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote: >On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:20:41 +0000, Lady Nina ><spam.trap2@ntlworld.com> blethered: > >>On 02 Mar 2004 00:16:17 GMT, "mups" <mups@chrisNOTREALADDR.com> wrote: >> >>>Lady.nina@ntlworld.com wrote: >>>> On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 23:45:24 +0000, Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> >The line was famously uttered by the kurgan (sp?) in The >>>> >Higlander, >>>> >>>> I still love that film umpteen viewings later. >>> >>>"There can be only one" >>> >>>It's just a shame that the producers didn't take heed before they started >>>the sequels. >> >>There were no sequels. None. Nada. Zip. And nothing anyone can say >>will convince me otherwise. > >It's amusing to wander round a Highlander con[1] and observe lots of >fans denying the existence of a certain film between the first and the >third. <g> What about the fourth one then? -- GSXR1000 DIAABTCOD#11 BOTAFOT#75 ex-two#19 "We take these risks, not to escape from life, but to prevent life escaping from us." http://www.bensales.com |
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On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:49:10 +0000, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> blethered:
>On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:41:38 +0000, Halla ><halla@drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote: > >>On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:20:41 +0000, Lady Nina >><spam.trap2@ntlworld.com> blethered: [Highlander] >>>There were no sequels. None. Nada. Zip. And nothing anyone can say >>>will convince me otherwise. >> >>It's amusing to wander round a Highlander con[1] and observe lots of >>fans denying the existence of a certain film between the first and the >>third. <g> > >What about the fourth one then? What fourth one? |
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On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:56:43 +0000, Halla
<halla@drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote: >On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:49:10 +0000, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> blethered: > >>On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:41:38 +0000, Halla >><halla@drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:20:41 +0000, Lady Nina >>><spam.trap2@ntlworld.com> blethered: >[Highlander] >>>>There were no sequels. None. Nada. Zip. And nothing anyone can say >>>>will convince me otherwise. >>> >>>It's amusing to wander round a Highlander con[1] and observe lots of >>>fans denying the existence of a certain film between the first and the >>>third. <g> >> >>What about the fourth one then? > >What fourth one? Not sure whether you're denying it's existence or you don't know of it but if the latter: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144964/ -- GSXR1000 DIAABTCOD#11 BOTAFOT#75 ex-two#19 "We take these risks, not to escape from life, but to prevent life escaping from us." http://www.bensales.com |
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Re: I think it's about time we had a new list.....
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 09:53:10 +0000, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> blethered:
>On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:56:43 +0000, Halla ><halla@drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote: > >>On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:49:10 +0000, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> blethered: >> >>>On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 12:41:38 +0000, Halla >>><halla@drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote: >>> >>>>On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:20:41 +0000, Lady Nina >>>><spam.trap2@ntlworld.com> blethered: >>[Highlander] >>>>>There were no sequels. None. Nada. Zip. And nothing anyone can say >>>>>will convince me otherwise. >>>> >>>>It's amusing to wander round a Highlander con[1] and observe lots of >>>>fans denying the existence of a certain film between the first and the >>>>third. <g> >>> >>>What about the fourth one then? >> >>What fourth one? > >Not sure whether you're denying it's existence or you don't know of it >but if the latter: Hehe. Thought that might be a bit confusing, actually. I'd forgotten all about it, not being much of a Highlander fan. > >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144964/ Oh yeah, that one. Not seen it. The reviewer is rather keen on it though, isn't (s)he? |
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On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 13:50:44 +0000, steve auvache
<dont_spam@thecow.me.uk> wrote: >>UKRM is addictive, just popped on line to check directions before I >>left, that was half an hour ago. Can't you all be less interesting, i'm >>going to be late. > >Bloody wimmin. You just don't pay any attention to what is said do you. >All over the place there is post upon post upon post about how kin >boring the place has become and how nobody is interesting anymore and >you just don't listen to any of it and *have* to take a contrary >attitude. <g> I did think that as I typed. And I was very late as M42/M6 junction was solid, ended up nipping down the M1 and cutting across from Northampton. Had a great day but I've twisted my ankle and instead of doing RICE I kept running around on it. Just got in and taken my boots off and it is enormously swollen and hurts like hell. Only problem being I have my test on Wednesday - think a postponement may be in order. -- Lady Nina Princess of pain apparently. |
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 00:08:08 +0000, Lady Nina <spam.trap2@ntlworld.com>
wrote: >Had a great day but I've twisted my ankle and >instead of doing RICE I kept running around on it. Just got in and >taken my boots off and it is enormously swollen and hurts like hell. >Only problem being I have my test on Wednesday - think a postponement >may be in order. Lesson 1. Never take your boots off. Cold compress might work. Don't massage it. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10 |
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The message <0pqk40hi43sh4m29ors9g4eeibuah4l3qi@4ax.com>
from Grimly Curmudgeon <grimlycurmudgeon683@hotmail.com> contains these words: > On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 00:08:08 +0000, Lady Nina <spam.trap2@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > >Had a great day but I've twisted my ankle and > >instead of doing RICE I kept running around on it. Just got in and > >taken my boots off and it is enormously swollen and hurts like hell. > >Only problem being I have my test on Wednesday - think a postponement > >may be in order. > Lesson 1. Never take your boots off. > Cold compress might work. Don't massage it. See your GP and try to instill in his/her head that he/she thought of referring you to a physioterrorist for ultrasound therapy. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 00:23:21 +0000, Grimly Curmudgeon
<grimlycurmudgeon683@hotmail.com> wrote: >Lesson 1. Never take your boots off. But I couldn't get my muddy sweaty leathers off without taking my boots off. > >Cold compress might work. It has gone down a bit. > Don't massage it. I'm not completely daft. -- Lady Nina Princess of pain apparently. |
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 10:59:35 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
<creaking.gate@foobar.zetnet.co.uk> wrote: <badly twisted ankle> > >See your GP and try to instill in his/her head that he/she thought of >referring you to a physioterrorist for ultrasound therapy. <laughs hollowly> No chance. I'm postponing the test and getting my sports therapist mate to do an assessment. -- Lady Nina Princess of pain apparently. |
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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 12:24:41 +0000, Lady Nina <spam.trap2@ntlworld.com>
wrote: >> Don't massage it. > >I'm not completely daft. I don't think you are, but some proponents of massage gaily wade in and massage everything, actually doing more harm than good. I merely caution against it. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10 |
