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Subject: 
Re: malicious behavior
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:14:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> > Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
> > > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal wrote:
> > > > > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Seems to me he regularly chimes in every few months. But I could be wrong.
> > > > > > You are.  Twice in the past half year.
> > > > > And just how does that make my statement "he regularly chimes in every few
> > > > > months" wrong?
> > > > Because twice in the past half year isn't the same as regularly chiming in
> > > > every few months.
> > > 
> > > LOL please explain the difference to me?
> > 
> > "Regularly chiming in every few months" over a period of 6 months means
> > chiming in twice, spaced "regularly" over the time, i.e at 3 months and
> > 6 months.
> > 
> > Chiming in twice in the last 6 months could mean chiming in on Day One
> > and Day Two, and not for the rest of the 118 days.
> > 
> > See the difference?  It's there.
> 
> OK. I thought I could assume people would read my question in the context of the
> current thread, but I guess that was a rash assumption.
> 
> So please explain how that difference applies in this particular case?
> 
> ROSCO

Ross,

The difference is Tom uses a calendar that has months that are 20 days long on
average. Those crazy Americans, first they mess up DST now they have a new
calendar.

Jude



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: DST sucks! (was: malicious behavior)
 
(...) LOL ummmm shhhh, don't mention DST when talking to an Australian ;) ROSCO (20 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: malicious behavior
 
(...) OK. I thought I could assume people would read my question in the context of the current thread, but I guess that was a rash assumption. So please explain how that difference applies in this particular case? ROSCO (20 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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