What the heck is Maru?

2007-10-12 Thread Kevin B. O'Brien
I have been reading this list for months, and I don't know what this is about. I suppose some kind of in-joke, but would someone explain it to me? Thank you, -- Kevin B. O'Brien TANSTAAFL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux User #333216 Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.--

Re: bikes v. cars

2007-10-12 Thread Charlie Bell
On 12/10/2007, at 10:57 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: which could also stand for High Profile Vehicle, i.e., the ones which are subject to being blown off the road or over on their sides when it gets windy . . . What's the difference? That's happened to me once this year (found out when

Re: What the heck is Maru?

2007-10-12 Thread Charlie Bell
On 12/10/2007, at 1:48 PM, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote: I have been reading this list for months, and I don't know what this is about. I suppose some kind of in-joke, but would someone explain it to me? Ship names. Kobayashi Maru, for example. So as apropos or amusing postscripts, Maru ship

Re: bikes v. cars

2007-10-12 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:33 AM Friday 10/12/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 12/10/2007, at 10:57 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: which could also stand for High Profile Vehicle, i.e., the ones which are subject to being blown off the road or over on their sides when it gets windy . . . What's the

Maru

2007-10-12 Thread jon louis mann
Ship names. Kobayashi Maru, for example. So as apropos or amusing postscripts, Maru ship names. Charlie i asked the same question and was given this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayashi_Maru jon

Re: bikes v. cars

2007-10-12 Thread Charlie Bell
On 13/10/2007, at 1:36 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:33 AM Friday 10/12/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 12/10/2007, at 10:57 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: which could also stand for High Profile Vehicle, i.e., the ones which are subject to being blown off the road or over on their sides

Re: bikes v. cars

2007-10-12 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:47 PM Friday 10/12/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 13/10/2007, at 1:36 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:33 AM Friday 10/12/2007, Charlie Bell wrote: On 12/10/2007, at 10:57 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: which could also stand for High Profile Vehicle, i.e., the ones which are

Re: bikes v. cars

2007-10-12 Thread Charlie Bell
On 13/10/2007, at 11:59 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: I was being ironic. Me, too! Don't stop now! LOL Fair enough. Bit of a sense of humour failure last night - lost my pannier with wallet, housekeys, work pass, work blackberry, mobile phone... fortunately it was handed in to the cops