[Rhodes22-list] Brad..spelling checkers; was: Political - Moose-olini clears herself of all wrongdoing....
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Thu Oct 23 14:51:31 EDT 2008
I just laughed. Told her it was not a naughty word, but not one to be
used often.
She grew up, and I think she ignored the advice.
My grandkids are great though!!! You just don't ask a father of four
daughters to think about certain things too much....
elle wrote:
> I'm glad I didin't have to field that one!
>
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>
>
> --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad..spelling checkers; was: Political - Moose-olini clears herself of all wrongdoing....
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 12:20 PM
>> Not a contextual thing, not even really political, but still
>> funny and
>> appropriate to the topic of spell checkers.
>>
>> When my youngest was about 7, she was actually using one my
>> computers by
>> then, and was pretty good at it. I came home one day, and
>> she said
>> "Daddy, your computer is NASTY". I wondered what
>> in the world she could
>> possibly have done with it (this was before the internet
>> was popular,
>> but I DID have a modem and a Compuserve account). I asked
>> her what she
>> was talking about.
>>
>> She had gotten into my word processor (Word Perfect back
>> then), and was
>> trying to type a "report" on her favorite things.
>>
>> She explained:
>> "I tried to type 'pepsi', and your computer
>> asked me if I meant 'penis'."
>>
>>
>> elle wrote:
>>
>>> Brad...spelling checkers work great...it's the
>>>
>> context that trips 'em up...
>>
>>> elle
>>>
>>> (I'm catching up...;^)
>>>
>>>
>>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
>>>
>> can adjust our sails.
>>
>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic"
>>>
>> (Lady in Red)
>>
>>> --- On Thu, 10/16/08, Brad Haslett
>>>
>> <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political -
>>>>
>> Moose-olini clears herself of all wrongdoing....
>>
>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
>>>>
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>
>>>> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008, 11:15 AM
>>>> Ben,
>>>>
>>>> Oh, I get it now. Suffering from ADHD is bad
>>>>
>> enough but
>>
>>>> combine it
>>>> with some serious flying and it gets worse. That
>>>>
>> is pretty
>>
>>>> funny!
>>>> Damn spell check isn't worth a shit!
>>>>
>>>> I spent some serious money fighting rogue cops
>>>>
>> here in
>>
>>>> Memphis who
>>>> delayed my son's entry into the military. This
>>>>
>> would be
>>
>>>> a good time to
>>>> say something positive about lawyers, but - never
>>>>
>> mind.
>>
>>>> Growing up in China with rouge cops wasn't fun
>>>>
>> for my
>>
>>>> wife. She
>>>> landed here after Tienanmen Square with exactly
>>>>
>> $50 US
>>
>>>> money and two
>>>> suitcases full of her worldly possessions. This
>>>> "spread the wealth"
>>>> message and "it's patriotic to pay
>>>>
>> taxes"
>>
>>>> idea isn't a popular one
>>>> with people of her ilk.
>>>>
>>>> That idea isn't popular in China these days
>>>>
>> either.
>>
>>>> Maybe that is why
>>>> they're kicking our asses economically and we
>>>>
>> owe them
>>
>>>> money.
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Ben Cittadino
>>>> <bcittadino at dcs-law.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Brad;
>>>>>
>>>>> I read your last post here to suggest that
>>>>>
>> Andrew was
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> actually fond of cops
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> in red uniforms. You referred him to an
>>>>>
>> excellent
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> source for the abuses in
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Red China, but you may have missed (or just
>>>>>
>> chose to
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> ignore) the point of
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> his remark. He clearly doesn't love cops
>>>>>
>> in red
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> uniforms. He was having a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> little fun with your "typo". Look
>>>>>
>> in your
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> earlier post where you meant to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> say "rogue" cop, but you typed
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> "rouge" cop. Rouge=Red get it? It was
>>>>
>> just a
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> joke.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ben
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Andrew,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Read "Life and Death in
>>>>>>
>> Shanghai" by
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Nien Cheng and your "love" for
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> cops in red uniforms will fade.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NO! To answer your question, I'm
>>>>>>
>> working as
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> furiously as I can this
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> month and for the rest of the year.
>>>>>>
>> We're
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> short handed in my airplane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> in its last days (about 3 more months) and
>>>>>>
>> I'm
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> "making hay while the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> sun shines" and there isn't a
>>>>>>
>> severe tax
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> penalty in place for doing
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> so.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sailing? The first "sweet spot"
>>>>>>
>> of our
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> season is just starting. Ask
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> me again next week.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Andrew
>>>>>>
>> Collins
>>
>>>>>> <sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I love red cops, they look so good in
>>>>>>>
>> their
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> uniforms!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Humor Humor Humor Humor. It isn't
>>>>>>>
>> ALL
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> political
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Obummer don't know nuthin'
>>>>>>>
>> neither
>>
>>>>>>> You been sailing lately?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my cool iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Oct 15, 2008, at 17:07, "Brad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Andrew,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What would the alternative
>>>>>>>>
>> headline be?
>>
>>>>>>>> "Constituent makes Governor
>>>>>>>>
>> aware of
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> rouge cop, accused of using state
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> issued tasor weapon on 10-year
>>>>>>>>
>> old,
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> threatens murder, drives squad car
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> car while drinking, shoots moose
>>>>>>>>
>> out of
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> season, etc. Governor ignores
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> warning!"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Damned if you do and damned if you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> don't.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Moose-i-lini did a pretty good job
>>>>>>>>
>> of
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> coloring between the lines if
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> you ask me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Other weenies might have waited
>>>>>>>>
>> for the
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> government to do something
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> about the situation.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sheeple!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM,
>>>>>>>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> Collins
>>>>
>>>>
>> <sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com>
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> please note the corrected
>>>>>>>>>
>> subject line
>>
>>>>>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:04
>>>>>>>>>
>> PM,
>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> petelargo <petelauritzen at earthlink.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ....except that's not
>>>>>>>>>>
>> what the
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> bi-partisan investigation committee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> of 10
>>>>>>>>>> repubs and 4 demos found.
>>>>>>>>>>
>> she
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> clearly abused her power. now they
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>> looking into the sports
>>>>>>>>>>
>> complex
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> that paid for their personal house
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>> government money. no small
>>>>>>>>>>
>> town
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> washington reformer here. just
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> another
>>>>>>>>>> 'whats in it for
>>>>>>>>>>
>> me'
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> politician.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> from the time magazine
>>>>>>>>>>
>> article
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> linked below: " ......the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Branchflower
>>>>>>>>>> report
>>>>>>>>>> still makes for good
>>>>>>>>>>
>> reading, if
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> only because it convincingly
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> answers a
>>>>>>>>>> question nobody had even
>>>>>>>>>>
>> thought
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> to ask: Is the Palin administration
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> shockingly amateurish?
>>>>>>>>>>
>> Yes, it is.
>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> Disturbingly so."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>> http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1849399,00.html?xid=site-cnn-partner
>>
>>>>
>>>>
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