On Sep 25, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<3e086fbf-0a45-4438-a8cc-40d9ec8e300cn@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > > You mean that I shouldn't have given them my credit card information? I
> > > > > really wanted that LSD.
> > > > You did get taken bout not for a trip.
> > > I did get taken for a trip; he and his wife took me to the Bahamas, I've
> > > always wanted to go there.
> > How did you get back???
>
> why I swam, of course .
> it's like the little fishies and the dam .
> just like "mommy mommy , I don't wanna go to France"
> "shut up and keep swimming "
> or "mommy mommy why do I keep going around in circles ?
> "shut up or I'll nail your other foot to the floor.” Next time they need to take you further out.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Sep 26, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<910c8abc-c783-4a86-b1cd-04d214f2637fn@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > How did you get back??? why I swam, of course .
> > > it's like the little fishies and the dam .
> > > just like "mommy mommy , I don't wanna go to France"
> > > "shut up and keep swimming "
> > > or "mommy mommy why do I keep going around in circles ?
> > > "shut up or I'll nail your other foot to the floor.” Next time they need
> > > to take you further out. far out, man.

The moon, next to Place Kramden???

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Sep 27, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<eb36b512-24e1-499b-acea-b81d9f4a8765n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > > it's like the little fishies and the dam .
> > > > > just like "mommy mommy , I don't wanna go to France"
> > > > > "shut up and keep swimming "
> > > > > or "mommy mommy why do I keep going around in circles ?
> > > > > "shut up or I'll nail your other foot to the floor.” Next time they
> > > > > need
> > > > > to take you further out. far out, man.
> >
> > The moon, next to Place Kramden???
> yes, place Kramden , that's where Ralph lives.

Wreck-It_Ralph anyway,

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Sep 27, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<c0d7f24d-6a31-4e07-8e6a-ab4d960c1234n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > >
> > > > The moon, next to Place Kramden???
> > > yes, place Kramden , that's where Ralph lives.
>
> The one I like is "Ralph breaks the Internet " you know, where he breaks the
> Internet and frees us from this monster that has everyone in it's clutches
> and creates simple minds, whch do nothing but play computer games, who should
> be taken out and horsewhipped.

Too late, already lost a whole generation that way.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Sep 28, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<828d1707-ceb9-435b-926a-ece50e7a4984n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > The one I like is "Ralph breaks the Internet " you know, where he breaks
> > > the
> > > Internet and frees us from this monster that has everyone in it's clutches
> > > and creates simple minds, whch do nothing but play computer games, who
> > > should
> > > be taken out and horsewhipped.
> > Too late, already lost a whole generation that way.
> well, we can at least cut our losses by taking this generation and forcing
> them to run in gigantic hamster cages generating electricity, they should at
> least do something useful.
>
> I saw a show on the building of the Colosseum and they didn't know how they
> lifted the stones and then they found out that it's almost like I said here ,
> they built great big wheels like 20-30 feet across and a man walked in the
> bottom of them, providing a force.
> I suppose to roll a windlass , it was just so fascinating.

Now if they can only be sure how they lifted those stones to build the
pyramids.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Sep 28, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<d3589dd8-4af7-4a55-a8fb-0c3e9168d0f2n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > I saw a show on the building of the Colosseum and they didn't know how they
> > > lifted the stones and then they found out that it's almost like I said
> > > here ,
> > > they built great big wheels like 20-30 feet across and a man walked in the
> > > bottom of them, providing a force.
> > > I suppose to roll a windlass , it was just so fascinating.
> > Now if they can only be sure how they lifted those stones to build the
> > pyramids.
> lifting isn't a half of it I don't even see how they built the thing the
> great pyramid of Giza I'm almost ready to throw in my lot with that aliens
> built it for them. space aliens not Mexican aliens because what is it
> 1 million , 2 million stones they had to figure out, geometrically the shape
> of each stone, and then they had to run that information down to the quarries
> by runner, and then they had to chip out the stones and then they floated the
> stones over to the pyramid in a water canal and then they lifted the stones
> with earthen ramps It makes you wonder if our present "civilization " isn't a
> useless a joke, just as the pyramids are, and the pyramids are nothing more
> than a tomb .
>
> just think of how many people they could've fed instead of building that
> stupid pyramid at Greaser. It just makes me mad how useless it building a big
> pyramid, which is just a useless, and that effort could've been put into
> tattoos for the Egyptian people, I'm furious.

They cheated -- only the outside stones were fitted. those onside where they
could not be seen were just rubble tossed in

Michael LeVine
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finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Sep 29, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<a7753773-63ba-4929-b222-0c07535af056n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > \Now if they can only be sure how they lifted those stones to build the
> > > > pyramids.
> > > lifting isn't a half of it I don't even see how they built the thing the
> > > great pyramid of Giza I'm almost ready to throw in my lot with that aliens
> > > built it for them. space aliens not Mexican aliens because what is it
> > > 1 million , 2 million stones they had to figure out, geometrically the
> > > shape
> > > of each stone, and then they had to run that information down to the
> > > quarries
> > > by runner, and then they had to chip out the stones and then they floated
> > > the
> > > stones over to the pyramid in a water canal and then they lifted the stones
> > > with earthen ramps It makes you wonder if our present "civilization "
> > > isn't a
> > > useless a joke, just as the pyramids are, and the pyramids are nothing more
> > > than a tomb .
> > >
> > > just think of how many people they could've fed instead of building that
> > > stupid pyramid at Greaser. It just makes me mad how useless it building a
> > > big
> > > pyramid, which is just a useless, and that effort could've been put into
> > > tattoos for the Egyptian people, I'm furious.
> > They cheated -- only the outside stones were fitted. those onside where they
> > could not be seen were just rubble tossed in Did they nickname the inside stones "Barney?†Just take hammer and "bam bam†on it a few times and it
fits

Michael LeVine
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finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
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On Oct 1, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<c878b683-b3ca-4cff-ad49-426d0c7e5fabn@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > > > fits I would think not , you bang on a big stone a couple of times with
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > hammer
> > > > > and it aint gonna do , like we say here in Victoria, shit.
> > > > Where do you think gravel comes from???
> > >
> > > Gravel is the result of many millions of years of erosion outside
> > > activities
> > > by the earths crust like fragmenting stone and then it falls in a Creek
> > > somewhere and tumbled down the creek just like a lapidary rock Tumblr does.
> > It takes a lot of grit for you to say that. It's like I told Darlene : " I know it's huge, just grit your teeth and it'll
> be over in about 10 seconds.”
Because she does not like eating grits for breakfast.

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 2, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<12bf7c88-11a4-4b4e-a8ec-5c9604da31e9n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > > > Where do you think gravel comes from???
> > > > >
> > > > > Gravel is the result of many millions of years of erosion outside
> > > > > activities
> > > > > by the earths crust like fragmenting stone and then it falls in a Creek
> > > > > somewhere and tumbled down the creek just like a lapidary rock Tumblr
> > > > > does.
> > > > It takes a lot of grit for you to say that. It's like I told Darlene : "
> > > > I know it's huge, just grit your teeth and it'll
> > > be over in about 10 seconds.”
> > Because she does not like eating grits for breakfast. Darlene's backstory has true grit ; she snuck onto the movie set and John
> Wayne had his way with her several hundred times.

He was known as a fast operator. And it was all just during his lunch break.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 2, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<2499adb9-7d86-4210-8e6a-21954b526d66n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > > > It takes a lot of grit for you to say that. It's like I told Darlene : "
> > > > > > I know it's huge, just grit your teeth and it'll
> > > > > be over in about 10 seconds.”
> > > > Because she does not like eating grits for breakfast. Darlene's backstory
> > > > has true grit ; she snuck onto the movie set and John
> > > Wayne had his way with her several hundred times.
> > He was known as a fast operator. And it was all just during his lunch break.
> There is a plumbing repair shop in San Antonio called John Wayne Plumbing. I
> get a kick out of their ads, "have John Wayne come over and unclog your
> toilet" or whatever so I phoned them up one time said "you idiots; he's
> dead.l!!!!!!” I am reminded of a radio show staring Art Linkletter “People are Funny”
at the end of one show they announced that the next show would have some
guests ---
naming all sorts of famous movie stars of the period.
That show had quite an audience when he announced all those people. Not the
famous ones but ordinary folks with he same name.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 3, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<44cc2812-edbe-4b6e-8826-6d8bc67caa26n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > He was known as a fast operator. And it was all just during his lunch
> > > > break.
> > > There is a plumbing repair shop in San Antonio called John Wayne Plumbing.
> > > I
> > > get a kick out of their ads, "have John Wayne come over and unclog your
> > > toilet" or whatever so I phoned them up one time said "you idiots; he's
> > > dead.l!!!!!!” I am reminded of a radio show staring Art Linkletter
> > > “People are Funny”
> > at the end of one show they announced that the next show would have some
> > guests ---
> > naming all sorts of famous movie stars of the period.
> > That show had quite an audience when he announced all those people. Not the
> > famous ones but ordinary folks with he same name.
> Language is so rich it's basically bottomless, no matter what you say to some
> schmuck that schmuck will have an answer for you . As far as Art Linkletter
> goes, Laugh-In did a sketch on him making fun of his show
> "Kids say the Darndest Things":
>
> Artie Johnson said "Children of the world unite. Art Linkletter is making
> money off you. He has millions of dollars made from sheep ranches in
> Australia and from this dumb show. So next time you see Art Linkletter , bite
> him on the ankle and say "Kids do the darndest things.”

Actually it was part of his show “House Party"

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 4, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<2ac6c520-b73d-453b-ad41-5845d3563b72n@googlegroups.com>):

> > >
> > > Artie Johnson said "Children of the world unite. Art Linkletter is making
> > > money off you. He has millions of dollars made from sheep ranches in
> > > Australia and from this dumb show. So next time you see Art Linkletter ,
> > > bite
> > > him on the ankle and say "Kids do the darndest things.” Actually it was part of his show “House Party"
> You mean houses get together and throw a party?
>
> It's like down here they have open house on various homes so they call it the
> "Parade of homes”

And attract all the lookyloo’s who have no intention of buying.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 4, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<f9e79152-8821-4259-a746-5fd9e7d3b631n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > > him on the ankle and say "Kids do the darndest things.” Actually it
> > > > > was part of his show “House Party"
> > > You mean houses get together and throw a party?
> > >
> > > It's like down here they have open house on various homes so they call it
> > > the
> > > "Parade of homes”
> >
> > And attract all the lookyloo’s who have no intention of buying.
>
> Egg-Zackly. Especially since my ex-wife and I would go to the parade of
> homes, we had a perfectly good ranch house back on the ranch and she would
> say "yeah but I always like something different . I like different.”
And you were not different enough for her???

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 5, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<0e1ffd75-89ce-4500-978e-5d71089424d4n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > > You mean houses get together and throw a party?
> > > > >
> > > > > It's like down here they have open house on various homes so they call it
> > > > > the
> > > > > "Parade of homes”
> > > >
> > > > And attract all the lookyloo’s who have no intention of buying.
> > >
> > > Egg-Zackly. Especially since my ex-wife and I would go to the parade of
> > > homes, we had a perfectly good ranch house back on the ranch and she would
> > > say "yeah but I always like something different . I like different.”
> > And you were not different enough for her???
>
> I was diffident, not different.

Your interests were too diffuse.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 5, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<345fb053-72de-4f49-9fc5-7e374bebf456n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > > > \
> > > > > > And attract all the lookyloo’s who have no intention of buying.
> > > > >
> > > > > Egg-Zackly. Especially since my ex-wife and I would go to the parade of
> > > > > homes, we had a perfectly good ranch house back on the ranch and she
> > > > > would
> > > > > say "yeah but I always like something different . I like different.”
> > > > And you were not different enough for her???
> > >
> > > I was diffident, not different.
> > Your interests were too diffuse.
>
> I confess to being a mad bomber. I put bombs by the side of a house and my
> assistant went over and asked which he should light first. I told him "good
> grief, do I have to do everything for you ?" so I pointed at one of the bombs
> and said "Light diffuse.”
And did he do the sensible thing and re-fuse???

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 5, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<1982fd2c-ab7f-46cd-84c1-db7d59f6fa6fn@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > > > And you were not different enough for her???
> > > > >
> > > > > I was diffident, not different.
> > > > Your interests were too diffuse.
> > >
> > > I confess to being a mad bomber. I put bombs by the side of a house and my
> > > assistant went over and asked which he should light first. I told him "good
> > > grief, do I have to do everything for you ?" so I pointed at one of the
> > > bombs
> > > and said "Light diffuse.”
> > And did he do the sensible thing and re-fuse???
>
> He did refuse , one of the fuses sputtered out and he put a new fuse in
> because we had to get that building blown up.

And where were you when it came back down???

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 6, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<9951ba03-7a97-48bc-b83c-883a931e11f3n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > > I confess to being a mad bomber. I put bombs by the side of a house and
> > > > > my
> > > > > assistant went over and asked which he should light first. I told him
> > > > > "good
> > > > > grief, do I have to do everything for you ?" so I pointed at one of the
> > > > > bombs
> > > > > and said "Light diffuse.”
> > > > And did he do the sensible thing and re-fuse???
> > >
> > > He did refuse , one of the fuses sputtered out and he put a new fuse in
> > > because we had to get that building blown up.
> > And where were you when it came back down??? it was not a duck.

But you did goose him...

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 7, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<02e286e8-fec3-4202-81b8-52277bde1b65n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > > > And did he do the sensible thing and re-fuse???
> > > > >
> > > > > He did refuse , one of the fuses sputtered out and he put a new fuse in
> > > > > because we had to get that building blown up.
> > > > And where were you when it came back down??? it was not a duck. But you did goose him... of course. It was a bit of foreplay before sex.

You play golf together???

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 8, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<e2301576-f74a-4ea8-91a2-90a90ddc0586n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > He did refuse , one of the fuses sputtered out and he put a new fuse in
> > > > > > > because we had to get that building blown up.
> > > > > > And where were you when it came back down??? it was not a duck. But you
> > > > > > did goose him... of course. It was a bit of foreplay before sex.
> >
> > You play golf together???
> Yes, we play golf together. He is of Japanese descent and his name is
> Sushimoto ; before we played golf he went to a house of ill repute, and he
> was making love to one of the girls there, and then the girl kept hollering
> "Hirotaki , Hirotaki." Sushimoto was not familiar with that word in Japanese
> so anyway, he came on out to the golf course and we teed off , he got a
> hole-in-one but it was not on hole number one , it was hole number two , and
> so his caddy came over (who was of Japanese descent , by the way), and he
> started shouting "Hirotaki, Hirotaki... WRONG HOLE.!!!!”

I do not believe the hole thing.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 8, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<c81bd0e2-4d62-411e-943f-4b2bf84d301an@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > You play golf together???
> > > Yes, we play golf together. He is of Japanese descent and his name is
> > > Sushimoto ; before we played golf he went to a house of ill repute, and he
> > > was making love to one of the girls there, and then the girl kept hollering
> > > "Hirotaki , Hirotaki." Sushimoto was not familiar with that word in
> > > Japanese
> > > so anyway, he came on out to the golf course and we teed off , he got a
> > > hole-in-one but it was not on hole number one , it was hole number two ,
> > > and
> > > so his caddy came over (who was of Japanese descent , by the way), and he
> > > started shouting "Hirotaki, Hirotaki... WRONG HOLE.!!!!”
> >
> > I do not believe the hole thing.
>
> I believe the hole thing ; when Darlene and I are preparing for coitus I
> survey her front side and tell her "I believe there's a hole here.”

Do you think you can make par on that hole???

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 9, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<cb67145c-d94e-431f-bd13-bcb76c090046n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > I do not believe the hole thing.
> > >
> > > I believe the hole thing ; when Darlene and I are preparing for coitus I
> > > survey her front side and tell her "I believe there's a hole here.”
> >
> > Do you think you can make par on that hole???
>
> No, but one time I caught Jack Parr with her.

How about a parr-son???

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
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On Oct 9, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<6b15d140-f2ba-4e36-bc4a-46060973cc81n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > >
> > > > Do you think you can make par on that hole???
> > >
> > > No, but one time I caught Jack Parr with her.
> > How about a parr-son???
>
> Yeah, that's like that Cat Stevens song "Where do the children play?" which
> has the lyrics:
>
> "Mary dropped her pants by the sand,
> and let a parson come and take her hand .
> but the soul of nobody knows ,
> where the person goes "
>
> well, I know where the parson goes , no big mystery there.

Can your puns get any verse???

Michael LeVine
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finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 10, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<dfde33a2-2103-4c1a-bc05-16d590bea571n@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > How about a parr-son???
> > >
> > > Yeah, that's like that Cat Stevens song "Where do the children play?" which
> > > has the lyrics:
> > >
> > > "Mary dropped her pants by the sand,
> > > and let a parson come and take her hand .
> > > but the soul of nobody knows ,
> > > where the person goes "
> > >
> > > well, I know where the parson goes , no big mystery there.
> > Can your puns get any verse??? with there becoming more and more polysemy that increases the number of puns
> to the point where
> there will be an infinite number of puns.

And that how we got the story of the Tower of Babble - on...

Michael LeVine
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Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 11, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<8c6f9396-3d6c-4261-a59d-853881ec2cefn@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > Can your puns get any verse??? with there becoming more and more polysemy
> > > > that increases the number of puns
> > > to the point where
> > > there will be an infinite number of puns.
> > And that how we got the story of the Tower of Babble - on...
>
> there's a language, teaching software package named Babble. can you believe
> that it's named Babble? just the opposite of what they supposedly do . how
> horribly infra dig.

Maybe your 5th attempt will be successful.

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx

On Oct 11, 2023, Don Stockbauer wrote
(in article<420f504e-f8b3-4494-b40d-2d28ebe1c0e6n@googlegroups.com>):

> > > > And that how we got the story of the Tower of Babble - on...
> > >
> > > there's a language, teaching software package named Babble. can you believe
> > > that it's named Babble? just the opposite of what they supposedly do . how
> > > horribly infra dig.
> > Maybe your 5th attempt will be successful.
> Speaking about a fifth attempt , I tried to do that. I attempted to get the
> fifth open, but I was too drunk.

Should I pint the way???

Michael LeVine
mlevine@redshift.com

Politics is the art of looking for trouble,
finding it everywhere,
diagnosing it incorrectly,
and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx