Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
William wrote: > > >Jim, thanks for breaking the streak. I was about to expect a message > > >on the Georgian definition of anti-Semitism in Jefferson County. Jim (I think) replied: > > I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of "My > > brain is bigger than yours" that we play here. :-D [snip] > > Sometimes they're a lot of fun. Other times...not so much. Depends on >the week. Julia responded >And the strength with which they hold their positions. It's not just the strength, it's also the politeness. Marvin and Dan have both been holding very strongly to their relative positions on the religion issue, but they've been doing it politely. That's what has made that thread different from so many others. Reggie Bautista _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
Bill wrote: > In a message dated 10/4/2002 6:56:37 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > A Malta mulch shiek. > >Ouch. Clever, but still, ouch. Are you related to Marvin, by any >chance? :) > > > Robot, Martian, Garden, or other? Other. Our very own Marvin Long has quite a talent for laying the pun smackdown on us. Jim Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
In a message dated 10/4/2002 6:56:37 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << >A Malta mulch shiek. Ouch. Clever, but still, ouch. Are you related to Marvin, by any chance? :) >> Robot, Martian, Garden, or other? Bill ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
William Taylor wrote: >Templar, eh? > >What do you call a stack of thinking rings dressed as a Terran >crusading knight on one side, and an important political arab on >the other side? > >A Malta mulch shiek. Ouch. Clever, but still, ouch. Are you related to Marvin, by any chance? :) Jim Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
--- On Fri 10/04, Deborah Harrell > --- Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > > Julia Thompson wrote: > > >My brain is probably smaller than most, but it's > > denser. :D > > > > So it's like a white dwarf of intellect? :) > > > Ouch! Is this from the previously-mentioned Handbook > of Insults? And is it better or worse to be "a black > hole of intellect?" (an argument could be made either > way, I think) > Hehe, no insult really intended. I'm sure our resident astronomer can correct me if I'm wrong, but I picked a white dwarf for its density, thus both kidding with Julia about its size while simultaneously completing her on packing so much smarts in it at the same time. Guess I out-clevered myself on that one. :) Jim Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
In a message dated 10/4/2002 10:13:54 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of "My brain is bigger than yours" that we play here. :-D >> Oh I do skim through many of them. Last time I did a test on the net, I got an IQ of 133. That means I can sit at a quiet desk at home and get 133. Try the same thing at a job with a boss that yells and Zen-knife wielding coworkers. No way. William Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Templar, eh? What do you call a stack of thinking rings dressed as a Terran crusading knight on one side, and an important political arab on the other side? A Malta mulch shiek. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
--- Jim Sharkey wrote: > > Julia Thompson wrote: > > Jim Sharkey wrote: > >>I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used > to the games of > >>"My brain is bigger than yours" that we play here. > :-D > > > >My brain is probably smaller than most, but it's > denser. :D > > So it's like a white dwarf of intellect? :) Ouch! Is this from the previously-mentioned Handbook of Insults? And is it better or worse to be "a black hole of intellect?" (an argument could be made either way, I think) GSV Phrenology __ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
Julia Thompson wrote: > Jim Sharkey wrote: >>I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of >>"My brain is bigger than yours" that we play here. :-D > >My brain is probably smaller than most, but it's denser. :D So it's like a white dwarf of intellect? :) > >>Sometimes they're a lot of fun. Other times...not so much. Depends >>on the week. > >And the strength with which they hold their positions. Good point. Although that can sometimes make an argument go on long than the War of the Roses. :) Jim Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
Erik Reuter wrote: >Bischoff, one of the leading anatomists of Europe, thrived in the >1870s. He carefully measured brain weights, and after many years' >accumulation of much data he observed that the average weight of a >man's brain was 1350 grams, that of a woman only 1250 grams. This at >once, he argued, was infallible proof of the mental superiority of >men over women. Throughout his life he defended this hypothesis with >the conviction of a zealot. Being the true scientist, he specified >in his will that his own brain be added to his impressive >collection. The postmortem examination elicited the interesting >fact that his own brain weighed only 1245 grams. --Scientific >American [March 1992] Now *that* is the definition of irony, Erik, thanks for sharing! Somebody send this article to Alannis Morrisette. :) Jim Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 12:31:01PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: > Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > > I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of "My > > brain is bigger than yours" that we play here. :-D > > My brain is probably smaller than most, but it's denser. :D Bischoff, one of the leading anatomists of Europe, thrived in the 1870s. He carefully measured brain weights, and after many years' accumulation of much data he observed that the average weight of a man's brain was 1350 grams, that of a woman only 1250 grams. This at once, he argued, was infallible proof of the mental superiority of men over women. Throughout his life he defended this hypothesis with the conviction of a zealot. Being the true scientist, he specified in his will that his own brain be added to his impressive collection. The postmortem examination elicited the interesting fact that his own brain weighed only 1245 grams. --Scientific American [March 1992] -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
Jim Sharkey wrote: > > William wrote: > >Jim, thanks for breaking the streak. I was about to expect a message > >on the Georgian definition of anti-Semitism in Jefferson County. > > I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of "My > brain is bigger than yours" that we play here. :-D My brain is probably smaller than most, but it's denser. :D > Sometimes they're a lot of fun. Other times...not so much. Depends on the week. And the strength with which they hold their positions. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
William wrote: >Jim, thanks for breaking the streak. I was about to expect a message >on the Georgian definition of anti-Semitism in Jefferson County. I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of "My brain is bigger than yours" that we play here. :-D Sometimes they're a lot of fun. Other times...not so much. Depends on the week. Jim Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
In a message dated 10/3/2002 7:56:00 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I suppose Hoons *do* look a little like Jimmy Durante, don't they? I imagine, though, that considering JD is a practically forgotten figure in the 21st century that maybe one in a million Terrans might have gotten that one by then. :) Jim >> Jim, thanks for breaking the streak. I was about to expect a message on the Georgian definition of anti-Semitism in Jefferson County. Um. this is a Hoonish story. They may have had help from the Tytlal, as they did not exclusively watch just Three Stooges recordings. The point is, that to a human, this was intended be an insult. To a pre-Streaker Hoon, it would be considered an insult until the full meaning became known. But this is a post Streaker story that the "Hoonish Renaissance" is using to try to break the ice with Terran Humans. It's a new universe out there. But as the next Uplift story is supposed to be an expanded Temptation, it'll be a while before we find out if this story could actually be used. William Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Will the Tymbrimi Ambasador please tell their former clients to get out of the Potomac, as I said 'Tidal basin.'" ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
William Taylor wrote: >Back when Hoon-Human relations were still ripe from the NuDawn >incident, a drunk and under arrest human was brought before a Hoon >official that was one of just a few to have learned a bit of Anglic. > >"I am going to ask you just one question. Do..." > >The human looked up at the Hoon's face and interrupted. "Save your >breath. I have no idea where Mrs Calabash is." I suppose Hoons *do* look a little like Jimmy Durante, don't they? I imagine, though, that considering JD is a practically forgotten figure in the 21st century that maybe one in a million Terrans might have gotten that one by then. :) Jim Changed your e-mail? Keep your contacts! Use this free e-mail change of address service from Return Path. Register now! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Uplift Urbane Legend #3 (Hoonmor) (Hoonish humor)
As far as it can be ascertained, the following story is just a myth: Back when Hoon-Human relations were still ripe from the NuDawn incident, a drunk and under arrest human was brought before a Hoon official that was one of just a few to have learned a bit of Anglic. "I am going to ask you just one question. Do..." The human looked up at the Hoon's face and interrupted. "Save your breath. I have no idea where Mrs Calabash is." William Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Updated children's tale for today's times: For turning little bunny Foo Foo into a goon, the fairy was hit with a lawsuit for loss of affection from Foo Foo's parents, a suit from the gophers for the disruption of Foo Foo's anger aversion therapy, and a suit from both the current copyright holders of Popeye cartoons & comics, and the estate of the late Spike Milligan. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
