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Date:      Sun, 27 Dec 1998 16:50:20 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com>, joe <joe@lab.cba.ualr.edu>
Cc:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Tobacco addiction (was: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws))
Message-ID:  <19981227165020.X12346@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981227011314.00c39680@genesis.ispace.com>; from Drew Baxter on Sun, Dec 27, 1998 at 01:13:43AM -0500
References:  <4.1.19981227001919.00920a10@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981226225346.00c35100@genesis.ispace.com> <Pine.LNX.4.04.9812262202350.568-100000@njal.ualr.edu> <4.1.19981227001919.00920a10@genesis.ispace.com> <19981227164207.W12346@freebie.lemis.com> <4.1.19981227011314.00c39680@genesis.ispace.com>

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On Sunday, 27 December 1998 at  1:13:43 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote:
> At 04:42 PM 12/27/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> On Sunday, 27 December 1998 at  0:19:56 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote:
>>> At 10:10 PM 12/26/98 -0600, joe wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, Drew Baxter wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> At 01:01 PM 12/27/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, 26 December 1998 at 21:09:50 -0500, Drew Baxter wrote:
>>>>>>> At 06:03 PM 12/26/98 -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
>>>>>>>> At 11:26 AM 12/27/98 +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You obviously didn't cross the Channel.  The proportion of smokers is
>>>>>>>>> even higher on the mainland.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Believe me, I *have* crossed the Channel. The proportion seemed about
>>>>>>>> the same, though establishments in different countries varied in their
>>>>>>>> willingness to create non-smoking sections in restaurants, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And to think, I get griped at for stupider threads than this... :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure.  The stupider the message, the more likely you are to get griped
>>>>>> at.  Is that illogical?
>>>>>
>>>>> And how long has this regulated name thing been going on? :-)
>>>>
>>>> For a few days now, and even branching off from topics such the phonetics
>>>> of various languages to tobacco use of the Brits...even thought of
>>>> contributing to it myself...ooops, already did 8-)
>>>
>>> And this relates directly or even indirectly to FreeBSD *looks around*
>>> Where? :-)
>>
>> All around.  Don't you see the well-known FreeBSD names in almost
>> every message?
>>
>>> [I'm just asking the questions I get asked when I post irrelevant
>>> material]
>>
>> Relevance depends on the forum.  By definition almost anything goes on
>> -chat:
>>
>>
>>     Non technical items related to the FreeBSD community
>>
>>     This list contains the overflow from the other lists about
>>     non-technical, social information. It includes discussion about
>>     whether Jordan looks like a toon ferret or not, whether or not to
>>     type in capitals, who is drinking too much coffee, where the best
>>     beer is brewed, who is brewing beer in their basement, and so
>>     on. Occasional announcements of important events (such as
>>     upcoming parties, weddings, births, new jobs, etc) can be made to
>>     the technical lists, but the follow ups should be directed to
>>     this -chat list.
>>
>> So, tell me what a toon ferret is.
>>
>
> Then why was I getting griped at for off-topic then?  *grumble*..

On -chat?  I can't imagine why.

> I'm slowly learning I can't win..

Now maybe that's the answer.

Greg
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