[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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