Hi Mike! That is precisely what I MEANT & also how Paul translated it into PaulSpeak (I think!!). Mike Fenner wrote: I thought a babel fish was universal bionic translation device which runs on brainwave energy. ref HHGTTG, page52 [in my edition anyway] Mike Fenner BSP, OX15 4JQ, England T: +44 1295 722 992 M: +44 789 999 7715 F: +44 1295 720 937 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Klasek <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 21 July 1999 07:26 Subject: Re: [TN] still round! (minimal technical content) >Dear Norman > >Trust me ; veterans like Steve understood every little comma , >it's kind of a short hand : > >"My's" are Mydata's ; be it 19'[model No.](some 270 feeders) or 9's (much >less) ; >in my view most versatile mid range p&p on the market , >Steve thinks it's Zevatech ; so I asked what am I missing on : >Always willing to be enlightened . > >The ketchup story Lee started with his dragon f.note ; >in Desert Storm one French ration pack 's been swapped for 3(!) US one's >(believe it or not); >dragons(lizards) with ketchup is nothing unusual in local outback >and your babelfish in this fractal age compressions is a basic crystal ball >tool, >so stick with it : 'lost' ; or 'real life' terms all fall under relative >physics and beholders IQ ; >equally relative > >In real life 'm worst ; all reports I ever produce are proclaimed cryptic ; >however nobody is usually keen on my pet open ended lateral domains ; >therefore 'm usually left to work in peace ; for various reasons I'd presume >. >Like all of old lab rats (some of us bite even on UV); 'm visited as a last >resort : > >the answer is yes > >See you paul > >PS >Norman ; when will 007 become the highlands chief ? > >PPS >How's Motorola tackling lead-free ? > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Norman Robinson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Wednesday, 21 July 1999 0:09 >To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] >Cc: TechNet E-Mail Forum. >Subject: [TN] Yoo-hoo! I'm still around! (Even less technical content) > > >Paul, I just have to ask you if you talk like this in >'real life' ?? >If it weren't for the trusted babelfish stuck in my ear, >I'd be lost! > >Good to find you settled in Twister Alley, Steve. >Guess I'll have to free up a pile more disk space now >you're back in the saddle. >-- >Thx & best regards . . . >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Norman S. Robinson Tel. No.: (44) 1355 355349 >Snr. Assy. Engr. Fax. No.: (44) 13552 65201 >TSG BE/OS PE Email: [log in to unmask] >MOTOROLA EKB, SCOTLAND, U.K. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Paul Klasek wrote: > >Just in time ; Net went to summer (yours) hibernation , making few of us >really nervous ; >not mentioning the signoff exodus is placing you well off the 2K target . >What's so hectic about sub 100'F ? >That reminds me , Foreign Legion is recruiting here in southerns ; >for those who wish to change careers (like Ashok); or tease lizards with >standard ration ketchup(like Lee) . >Being French pack, not US ; the poor dragons should live to tell . >Ground floor without bars should be ok outside LA . >And with high mix, mid volume, My's are hard to beat ; >having couple of 19's here (bit longer than 9's), doing well . >What am I missing on without Zev's in my life ? >If you'll get bulk feeders on Philips ; watch for chipped corners on beans ; >read some unfavorable comments on loose jellies . > >See you l8r (as you say) paul > >-----Original Message----- >From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, 20 July 1999 9:40 >To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] >Subject: [TN] Yoo-hoo! I'm still around! (No technical content) > >Hey ya'll! > >Well, I made it! All in one piece even! After 1,763.2 miles, dodging some >thunderstorms outside of Flagstaff, Arizona and Amarillo, Texas, I'm now >here >in my hotel room in Tulsa, Oklahoma...just got here Saturday. MAN! My >mailbox >was sure full after not being up online inna 'bout a week! Took me 'bout >20-minutes to clear my box out...was full of MR2 posts from a Toyota MR2 >owners list that I belong to...that's what I drive, like driving a go-kart, >loads of fun! > >Got me an apartment today. What a change from California! I got me a decent >1-bedroom for $375 a month, and a $100 deposit...even got a coupon for $150 >off my first months rent from the newspaper! That's in comparison to the >$885 >I was paying for a studio apartment in "Silly-con" valley (San Jose). > >Tommorrow, the fun begins! Unloading my 'friggen U-Haul! By myself! Hoo-boy, > >that's gonna be loads of fun in 95-degree heat with about 80% humidity! But >I'll just drink lots of fluids (beer and whatnot) and tough it out...hehehe. > >I looked at about 5 or 6 places before I decided on the place I'm moving >into, they were all about the same price range, and some were a little nicer > >than the others, but what made my mind-up about the place I'm moving into >was >that it was the only one that would give me an apartment on the GROUND >FLOOR! >No flights of stairs for this guy! I'm no fool! Hehehehe... > >So anyhoo, I'm still here...just in Oklahoma is all. Still gonna be a little > >quiet for a few days till I get all my crap off the truck and into my >apartment, then it'll be back to the grindstone. Oh, before I forget, I'm >walking into a MYDATA TP9-UFP...never worked with a MYDATA before. Am I >gonna >have fun or what? (They're planning to give that to their Houston plant in >the near future and get some Philips equipment here in Tulsa from what I >learned during my initial interview...but I'm gonna try and sway them >towards >Zevatech if it ain't too late...) > >Talk at ya'll later!! > >-Steve Gregory- > >############################################################## >TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >############################################################## >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET >############################################################## >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information. >If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or >847-509-9700 ext.5365 >############################################################## > ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. 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