[Rhodes22-list] How much time do you spend on the computer?

elle watermusic38 at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 27 19:57:21 EDT 2008 

I would like to suggest that for the next week, everyone watch at least one episode daily of the Dog Whisperer.

We will all stay calm, submissive.

Sit.

Stay.

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 Mon, 10/27/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How much time do you spend on the computer?
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 7:43 PM
> Chris,
> 
> Yeah, things are a bit scary right now when Bill E and are
> on the same
> side. I suggest on November 5th, we start a thread on 2 v 4
> cycle
> engines so Bill and I can start calling each other idiots
> once again.
> 
> Brad
> 
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Chris Geankoplis
> <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
> > Brad,
> >        Thanks for that well reasoned, and humorous
> response; like Ben C. I
> > never quite dispair, and then you come through with
> such a great response.
> > I see Metaphor's point but if he just stays around
> till after the election
> > he can bennifite from all the Fasciests, Commies,
> Sheep, and wolves on this
> > list because after all we are all boating lambs...well
> except when it comes
> > to which type of motor to use, or anchor or.......
> >
> > Chris G
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brad Haslett"
> <flybrad at gmail.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How much time do you
> spend on the computer?
> >
> >
> >> Dear Mr. Wager/Crabber?
> >>
> >> Are you a gambler?  Perhaps a crabber?
> >>
> >> Rude?  Self impressed?  No sir, I'm a pilot. 
> Think about it and
> >> figure it out for yourself.  Little man -
> aggrandized view of your own
> >> importance?  What part of pilot don't you get?
>  I'm not a  aggrandized
> >> little man, I am a god!
> >>
> >> Listen.  My adventures have been
> "bigger-than-life" for a kid of a
> >> construction worker from a town of 650 people. 
> The amazing thing is,
> >> they are not bullshit and if you envy them then
> you have a problem.
> >>
> >> Again, many of us on this board have dined and
> stayed at each other's
> >> house, sailed on each other's boats, and come
> to each other's rescue
> >> in private. You might want to lurk a bit longer
> before you become so
> >> judgmental.
> >>
> >> To answer your question about boats and boat names
> - I once owned a
> >> Rhodes22 and I regret the day I sold it.  I now
> own a 30' S2 named the
> >> "CoraShen" after my daughter Cora and
> her grandfather Mr. Shen.  Mr.
> >> Shen died recently.  He was a "little
> man" who was "aggrandized" by
> >> his thousands of employees and one of the kindest
> and gentlest men I
> >> ever met.  His story is buried in the archives of
> this list.  There's
> >> a lot of interesting history there, and as Ed
> would say, "search the
> >> archives".
> >>
> >> Perhaps you should consider barking for awhile on
> this list before you
> >> default to biting.
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Metaphor
> <mwager at bluecrab.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Mr. Haslitt,
> >> > Sorry, but I get the impression that you are
> a rude, self impressed
> > little
> >> > man with an aggrandized view of your own
> importance.   You copy a lot of
> >> > posts from other sources, and tell grand
> stories about yourself and your
> >> > bigger-than-life adventures, but otherwise
> offer little of substance.
> > When
> >> > people don't agree with you, you belittle
> them.
> >> >
> >> >  Do you own or sail a Rhodes?  If not, why
> are you even on this forum?
> >> >
> >> > I have had many questions answered by
> sailors, but none by you I learn
> > most
> >> > by simply listening to what they have to say.
>  You just seem to blow
> > your
> >> > own horn so loudly that only you can hear the
> sound of your own
> > pomposity.
> >> > There are forums out there that are in the
> big leagues. You might find
> > the
> >> > challenges in one of those more demanding
> than pandering to your two
> > friends
> >> > on this one.  Other forums that I participate
> in have an PM (private
> >> > mnessage) option that  allows for personal
> conversation between
> > individuals.
> >> > If it is not available on this thread, you
> might try regular emails
> > between
> >> > you and your two other friends.
> >> >
> >> > I probably could figure out how to use the
> filters here, but too often
> > on
> >> > these threads, posts are not properly (should
> I say honestly) labeled,
> > so
> >> > filters don't work.
> >> >
> >> > By the way, Metaphor is the name of my boat. 
> What is the name of yours?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Met, uh, Phor?
> >> >> You're smart enough to bitch,
> you're probably smart enough to filter
> >> >> your e-mail.
> >> >>
> >> >> Brad
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Metaphor
> <mwager at bluecrab.org> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I've got a simple question, but
> mostly applied to Herb and Brad, and
> >> >>> somewhat
> >> >>> to Tootle:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Do you guys have jobs or real lives,
> or do you spend all day on the
> >> >>> internet
> >> >>> and then posting to this forum? 
> There are a couple of other volume
> >> >>> posters,
> >> >>> but none so prolific as you are. I
> get the sense that the sailors are
> >> >>> pretty
> >> >>> much giving up getting airtime in
> competition with the political
> > nature
> >> >>> of
> >> >>> this forum.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I try to follow the various threads,
> but have lost interest in this
> > forum
> >> >>> because it has so little to do with
> sailing, Rhodes 22's or nautical
> > life
> >> >>> in
> >> >>> general.  Reading the same paranoid
> information from the three of you
> >> >>> over
> >> >>> and over again is tiresome, so much
> so that I've begun to applaud your
> >> >>> challengers -- Ben C, petelargo,
> etc.,  simply because they are
> >> >>> challenging
> >> >>> you, and I have (but not always)
> voted Republican.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Your time would be better spent
> arguing on a political forum rather
> > that
> >> >>> a
> >> >>> sailing one, and leaving this forum
> to talk about the boring details
> > of
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> Rhodes 22 -- you know, technical
> issues, innovative re-designs or
> > fixes,
> >> >>> sailing techniques, great sailing
> adventures, that kind of stuff of
> >> >>> interest
> >> >>> to Rhodes 22 owners and sailors...
> certainly there would be fewer
> > posts,
> >> >>> but
> >> >>> the Rhodes 22 boat issues would not
> be so buried under the volume of
> >> >>> political posts found here.  A search
> of the internet would probably
> > find
> >> >>> a
> >> >>> few sites that you might find more of
> a political nature.  Thanks...
> >> >>> --
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> >> >>>
> >
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> archive at Nabble.com.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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