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Before Larry tries to get me on a grammar point, I do notice my thus/such mistake in this post. I rearranged some stuff and left the wrong word in. Oops. All in fun :) (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You seem to be mixing privatization with monopolization. I agree that it is still a monopoly, and as thus it still has special problems and considerations that need to be dealt with but are usually ignored. However, this does definitely meet (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<F8CsL7.Jq0@lugnet.com> <36E5F82E.693B3B6@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If we all use common courtesy and play well there should be no (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Eventually you will get where you are going. But you will have to wait until there is a flight that has seats available and all the "more senior" standbys have went. Theoretically, with perfect yield management, there never would be seats (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) But you do get a later flight (still stand-by, of course)? Or do you just go nowhere? Steve (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge)
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<F8Cu8J.LyK@lugnet.com> <slrn7ebu7q.3dt.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Sure, but if you can be those other things (whining, bitching, glib, ass) on a part time basis, even a bright (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Define "within the thread of another", please. Threads are not owned. Therefore, yes to both questions. Now, the first may be a bit cheekier, but it's certainly better than private emails to the bidders making offers. Which is what you might (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm sorry. You weren't listening when I said that any so called "privatization failure" can be explained by analysing and demonstrating why it wasn't really privatization. You proved my point. You have given an example of a replacement of one (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I never fly on standby unless it's leisure and I don't care when I get there. But I usually do care, so I never fly on standby. If you don't get on, you get NO compensation. That's why it's called "standby" :-) note that when I am traveling (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Point taken. A standard auction can turn into a dutch auction if market conditions change. Why is that bad? Those calling for "orderly markets" are usually just about to do something stupid like slap price controls or tariffs or unrealistic (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks, Chris. You explained it better than I had time to... There is always (beneficial) "chaos" in a free market. If a buyer or a seller prefers an unfree market, I prefer not to deal with them. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I actually have documented proof that I am anything but a moron, if you must know. The rest certainly describe me at various times, especially lately. (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Who hates each other? I saw a lot of harsh things, I hate almost no one. Hate is a very special emotion that isn't really meant to be wasted on trivial things like online discussions. A person can only have so much hate and be healthy, so it's (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I know I'm not perfect. In fact, I'm well aware of how unperfect I am in many ways. My personal dislike for Buel and his past "business practices" taint anything I might comment on with regards to him. I realize this is obvious to some, and I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Gee, living in the US sounds better and better all the time. (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <much info specific to the losers running the UT dining facilities snipped, all true> As a side note, the guys in my office refer to getting breakfast each morning at the cafeteria closest to us as "breakfast lotto". We're all fairly set on (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge)
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Naji Norder wrote in message <36E575D9.557F30E6@c...er.org>... (...) Hey (back me up here Eric) nothing could be further from the truth! We kissed and made up (well, exchanged apologies actually) on day two. Then Mike bailed in with a couple of (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) THUD....Sound of me fainting :) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Naji Norder wrote in message <36E43042.92BEBE44@c...er.org>... here are the two questions that I would put to a vote. (...) No (...) Yes (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36e75d14.42911029@l...et.com>... (...) It's not bad, my post was a bit unclear. The point I was trying to make was that if a standard auction is "siphoned" then it could turn into a Dutch auction. Cheers (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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