Borneo vs. Palau

I don't know who I find more entertaining- The "real" Reef Fish or the
fake one.
Keep it up. Both of you.


Reef Fish wrote:
Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion

RULES, by the Observation of which, a Man of Wit and Learning may
nevertheless make himself a disagreeable Companion.

Your Business is to shine; therefore you must by all means prevent the
shining of others, for their Brightness may make yours the less
distinguished. To this End,

1. If possible engross the whole Discourse; and when other Matter
fails, talk much of your-self, your Education, your Knowledge, your
Circumstances, your Successes in Business, your Victories in Disputes,
your own wise Sayings and Observations on particular Occasions, etc.
etc. etc.;


2. If when you are out of Breath, one of the Company should seize the
Opportunity of saying something; watch his Words, and, if possible,
find somewhat either in his Sentiment or Expression, immediately to
contradict and raise a Dispute upon. Rather than fail, criticise even
his Grammar.

3. If another should be saying an indisputably good Thing; either give
no Attention to it; or interrupt him; or draw away the Attention of
others; or, if you can guess what he would be at, be quick and say it
before him; or, if he gets it said, and you perceive the Company
pleas'd with it, own it to be a good Thing, and withal remark that it
had been said by Bacon, Locke, Bayle, or some other eminent Writer;
thus you deprive him of the Reputation he might have gain'd by it, and
gain some yourself, as you hereby show your great Reading and Memory.

4. When modest Men have been thus treated by you a few times, they will
chuse ever after to be silent in your Company; then you may shine on
without Fear of a Rival; rallying them at the same time for their
Dullness, which will be to you a new Fund of Wit.

Thus you will be sure to please yourself. The polite Man aims at
pleasing others, but you shall go beyond him even in that. A Man can be
present only in one Company, but may at the same time be absent in
twenty. He can please only where he is, you where-ever you are not.

None of this **** ever saw the light of day until the original, real, true
Pond Scum, Dr. Robert Ling, Ph.D, showed his complete ignorance of the
Internet and newsgroups, and crossposted it.

Bob Ling, AKA Pond Scum proudly posts as

Way to go, Mr. Miyagi.

Now let's see how you can crosspost this back, Pond Scum
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ


"mudshrimp" wrote in message
oups.com...
I don't know who I find more entertaining- The "real" Reef Fish or the
fake one.
Keep it up. Both of you.


Reef Fish wrote:
Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion

RULES, by the Observation of which, a Man of Wit and Learning may
nevertheless make himself a disagreeable Companion.

Your Business is to shine; therefore you must by all means prevent the
shining of others, for their Brightness may make yours the less
distinguished. To this End,

1. If possible engross the whole Discourse; and when other Matter
fails, talk much of your-self, your Education, your Knowledge, your
Circumstances, your Successes in Business, your Victories in Disputes,
your own wise Sayings and Observations on particular Occasions, etc.
etc. etc.;


2. If when you are out of Breath, one of the Company should seize the
Opportunity of saying something; watch his Words, and, if possible,
find somewhat either in his Sentiment or Expression, immediately to
contradict and raise a Dispute upon. Rather than fail, criticise even
his Grammar.

3. If another should be saying an indisputably good Thing; either give
no Attention to it; or interrupt him; or draw away the Attention of
others; or, if you can guess what he would be at, be quick and say it
before him; or, if he gets it said, and you perceive the Company
pleas'd with it, own it to be a good Thing, and withal remark that it
had been said by Bacon, Locke, Bayle, or some other eminent Writer;
thus you deprive him of the Reputation he might have gain'd by it, and
gain some yourself, as you hereby show your great Reading and Memory.

4. When modest Men have been thus treated by you a few times, they will
chuse ever after to be silent in your Company; then you may shine on
without Fear of a Rival; rallying them at the same time for their
Dullness, which will be to you a new Fund of Wit.

Thus you will be sure to please yourself. The polite Man aims at
pleasing others, but you shall go beyond him even in that. A Man can be
present only in one Company, but may at the same time be absent in
twenty. He can please only where he is, you where-ever you are not.

Dick G wrote:
None of this **** ever saw the light of day until the original, real, true
Pond Scum, Dr. Robert Ling, Ph.D, showed his complete ignorance of the
Internet and newsgroups, and crossposted it.

Dickhead Goldhaber, you outdid yourself this time, by posting in
rec.travel.air instead of your usual home of rec.travel.cruises.


Bob Ling, AKA Pond Scum proudly posts as

Way to go, Mr. Miyagi.

Now let's see how you can crosspost this back, Pond Scum
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ

Your daughter Danni Skippy Goldhaber let your leash loose again!
Go back to your own group, pop your 7 pills every morning to get
your 72-year old mouth moving.

All you've done is having DEMEANED the rec.travel.cruises group,
as the forger, mudshrimp, and magilla have demeaned the
rec.scuba.lodations group.

-- Bob.



"mudshrimp" wrote in message
oups.com...
I don't know who I find more entertaining- The "real" Reef Fish or the
fake one.
Keep it up. Both of you.


Reef Fish wrote:
Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion

RULES, by the Observation of which, a Man of Wit and Learning may
nevertheless make himself a disagreeable Companion.

Your Business is to shine; therefore you must by all means prevent the
shining of others, for their Brightness may make yours the less
distinguished. To this End,

1. If possible engross the whole Discourse; and when other Matter
fails, talk much of your-self, your Education, your Knowledge, your
Circumstances, your Successes in Business, your Victories in Disputes,
your own wise Sayings and Observations on particular Occasions, etc.
etc. etc.;


2. If when you are out of Breath, one of the Company should seize the
Opportunity of saying something; watch his Words, and, if possible,
find somewhat either in his Sentiment or Expression, immediately to
contradict and raise a Dispute upon. Rather than fail, criticise even
his Grammar.

3. If another should be saying an indisputably good Thing; either give
no Attention to it; or interrupt him; or draw away the Attention of
others; or, if you can guess what he would be at, be quick and say it
before him; or, if he gets it said, and you perceive the Company
pleas'd with it, own it to be a good Thing, and withal remark that it
had been said by Bacon, Locke, Bayle, or some other eminent Writer;
thus you deprive him of the Reputation he might have gain'd by it, and
gain some yourself, as you hereby show your great Reading and Memory.

4. When modest Men have been thus treated by you a few times, they will
chuse ever after to be silent in your Company; then you may shine on
without Fear of a Rival; rallying them at the same time for their
Dullness, which will be to you a new Fund of Wit.

Thus you will be sure to please yourself. The polite Man aims at
pleasing others, but you shall go beyond him even in that. A Man can be
present only in one Company, but may at the same time be absent in
twenty. He can please only where he is, you where-ever you are not.

b00b you need to learn how to TRIM yer posts...SHEESH...!!!

--
Best
Greg


"Reef Fish" wrote in message
oups.com...

Dick G wrote:
None of this **** ever saw the light of day until the original, real,
true
Pond Scum, Dr. Robert Ling, Ph.D, showed his complete ignorance of the
Internet and newsgroups, and crossposted it.

Dickhead Goldhaber, you outdid yourself this time, by posting in
rec.travel.air instead of your usual home of rec.travel.cruises.


Bob Ling, AKA Pond Scum proudly posts as

Way to go, Mr. Miyagi.

Now let's see how you can crosspost this back, Pond Scum
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ

Your daughter Danni Skippy Goldhaber let your leash loose again!
Go back to your own group, pop your 7 pills every morning to get
your 72-year old mouth moving.

All you've done is having DEMEANED the rec.travel.cruises group,
as the forger, mudshrimp, and magilla have demeaned the
rec.scuba.lodations group.

-- Bob.



"mudshrimp" wrote in message
oups.com...
I don't know who I find more entertaining- The "real" Reef Fish or the
fake one.
Keep it up. Both of you.


Reef Fish wrote:
Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion

RULES, by the Observation of which, a Man of Wit and Learning may
nevertheless make himself a disagreeable Companion.

Your Business is to shine; therefore you must by all means prevent
the
shining of others, for their Brightness may make yours the less
distinguished. To this End,

1. If possible engross the whole Discourse; and when other Matter
fails, talk much of your-self, your Education, your Knowledge, your
Circumstances, your Successes in Business, your Victories in
Disputes,
your own wise Sayings and Observations on particular Occasions, etc.
etc. etc.;


2. If when you are out of Breath, one of the Company should seize the
Opportunity of saying something; watch his Words, and, if possible,
find somewhat either in his Sentiment or Expression, immediately to
contradict and raise a Dispute upon. Rather than fail, criticise even
his Grammar.

3. If another should be saying an indisputably good Thing; either
give
no Attention to it; or interrupt him; or draw away the Attention of
others; or, if you can guess what he would be at, be quick and say it
before him; or, if he gets it said, and you perceive the Company
pleas'd with it, own it to be a good Thing, and withal remark that it
had been said by Bacon, Locke, Bayle, or some other eminent Writer;
thus you deprive him of the Reputation he might have gain'd by it,
and
gain some yourself, as you hereby show your great Reading and Memory.

4. When modest Men have been thus treated by you a few times, they
will
chuse ever after to be silent in your Company; then you may shine on
without Fear of a Rival; rallying them at the same time for their
Dullness, which will be to you a new Fund of Wit.

Thus you will be sure to please yourself. The polite Man aims at
pleasing others, but you shall go beyond him even in that. A Man can
be
present only in one Company, but may at the same time be absent in
twenty. He can please only where he is, you where-ever you are not.

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:58:46 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net
wrote:

b00b you need to learn how to TRIM yer posts...SHEESH...!!!

So do you, apparently.


************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Hatunen wrote:

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:58:46 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net
wrote:

b00b you need to learn how to TRIM yer posts...SHEESH...!!!

So do you, apparently.


I was just using his post as a handy "example"... :-)

--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:
Hatunen wrote:


On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:58:46 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@ea rthlink.net
wrote:


b00b you need to learn how to TRIM yer posts...SHEESH...!!!

So do you, apparently.



I was just using his post as a handy "example"... :-)


Nah Greg, you have a special habit of repeating everything that your
buddy Keith posts, and that add a one liner. Yeah, I know his name is
Nomen, but for some reason he looks like a Keith to me. He is the worst
Canadian.

Tim C. wrote:
Following up to Magda :


On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:29:56 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C.
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... Following up to Magda :
...
... On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:46:51 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim C.
... arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... ... Following up to "I can call you Betty" :
... ...
... ... I do wish you Americans would learn to spell properly.
... ...
... ... Paedophile, not pedophile.
... ...
... ...
... ... A pedophile is someone who loves feet.
...
... That's a podophile.
...
... Isn't that someone who likes Borrowers?

Another fetish?


Maybe. Small people, which brings us almost full circle.

Thank you everyone for extending this thread........