OT: Rant A.B.P.W.

In article <[email protected]>, Knothead
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Anyone else have an ISP thats so anal about disk space that they clear abpw
> 4 times daily. I've have posts that get cleared as fat as I post 'em. (And
> yes I resize them down to small files before posting)

Get yourself an account at supernews.com.

They have a fantastic retention rate.

djb

--
"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it, and B,
sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows

In article <[email protected]>, Knothead
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Anyone else have an ISP thats so anal about disk space that they clear abpw
> 4 times daily. I've have posts that get cleared as fat as I post 'em. (And
> yes I resize them down to small files before posting)

My ISP uses Supernews, which has decent retention. But for binaries, I
signed up for a free, limited bandwidth account at Teranews:

http://www.teranews.com/

Unless you're hitting the video or porn groups, the free daily limit
won't be problem. And if you do exceed your daily bandwidth, they only
cut you off until the next reset, during the wee hours of the morning.

Kevin

Knothead wrote:

> interested in. But porn man there are tons and tons of pictures out there
> and it stays for weeks. Guess it goes to prove the meaning of "one man's
> trash".... So hows the progress been on John Moorhead or Tom Plamanns

You just gotta post your woodworking stuff to alt.binaries.nekkit.wimminz
and that will solve the problem then. :)

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

Mark & Juanita wrote:

>>take over one of the porn NGs that has better retention than ABPW
>>and use it for WWg pix? Turnabout being fair play and all that.
>>Just a random thought,
>>Dave in Fairfax

Not a bad idea. Of course, I don't get the p0rn binaries either, so it
makes no difference to me.

> ... and you want to explain to your wife what you are doing in abnw when
> she appears over your shoulder? "No, really honey we are just putting
> furniture pictures on this newsgroup, honest -- I really thought 'giant
> pair' was referencing some turned candle sticks -- hey Ouch!"

Wow, it would suck to be married to someone who would get pissed off at me
for having the word "erotica" on my screen or something. We have no
secrets. She knows I'm a prevert, and I ogle everything that walks by on
two legs. She doesn't care. She knows she owns me, and I'm not going
anywhere without her permission. :) Although if Catherine Zeta Jones or
Sandra Bullock shows up on the porch nekkit one morning, she'd better damn
well give me permission! :)

Eleven years today. Well, yesterday. Wow. None of my growing up friends
made it past two I don't think. Of marriage, I mean. Exciting
anniversary. For our anniversary, I bought her a dryer, and she bought
me... Um... She let me buy her a dryer. Maybe for our 25th we can buy
something really exciting, like a tea kettle.
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

Silvan wrote:
> You just gotta post your woodworking stuff to alt.binaries.nekkit.wimminz
> and that will solve the problem then. :)

Ya know, that may not be such a bad idea. No, really. We get
trolled frequently, and they shut down a bunch of the NGs due to
the troll attacks, but we can and do deal with those. Wha tif we
take over one of the porn NGs that has better retention than ABPW
and use it for WWg pix? Turnabout being fair play and all that.
Just a random thought,
Dave in Fairfax
--
Dave Leader
reply-to doesn't work
use:
daveldr at att dot net
American Association of Woodturners
http://www.woodturner.org
Capital Area Woodturners
http://www.capwoodturners.org/
PATINA
http://www.Patinatools.org/

Mark & Juanita wrote:
> ... and you want to explain to your wife what you are doing in abnw when
> she appears over your shoulder? "No, really honey we are just putting
> furniture pictures on this newsgroup, honest -- I really thought 'giant
> pair' was referencing some turned candle sticks -- hey Ouch!"

We've been married going on 18 years now, 2nd time around for both
of us, her first lasted 2 years, my first lasted 15. I'm a
nurse, I seen naked people all day long and most of my friends are
women. She doesn't worry about my behavior when i really could do
something stupid, catching me checking out the wood on a wanker
site wouldn't worry her much.

Dave in Fairfax
--
Dave Leader
reply-to doesn't work
use:
daveldr at att dot net
American Association of Woodturners
http://www.woodturner.org
Capital Area Woodturners
http://www.capwoodturners.org/
PATINA
http://www.Patinatools.org/

[email protected] wrote:
> and to add insult to the injury, your ISP may pull your account when
> somebody from over there in ABNW complains about your off-topic
> post....

Good point! I'll post through my throw-away acct, isn't that how
it's supposed to be done?

Dave in Fairfax
--
Dave Leader
reply-to doesn't work
use:
daveldr at att dot net
American Association of Woodturners
http://www.woodturner.org
Capital Area Woodturners
http://www.capwoodturners.org/
PATINA
http://www.Patinatools.org/

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:37:02 GMT, the inscrutable
[email protected] spake:

>On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:52:48 -0500, Paul Kierstead
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Silvan wrote:
>>>
>>> Wow, it would suck to be married to someone who would get pissed off at me
>>> for having the word "erotica" on my screen or something. We have no
>>> secrets. She knows I'm a prevert, and I ogle everything that walks by on
>>> two legs.

My favorite old saying from the Seventies: If it moves, fondle it.


>>Heh, my g/f is along those lines too. Although not a huge fan (like the
>>occasional dose though) of porn, I do like more artful nudes. She
>>certainly doesn't mind either ones *but* this can be a pain too, cause
>>she will sometimes have a look and offer 'critique' and let me tell you;
>>woman are 10x more cruel and demanding then we are. Me, I am just all
>>checking the babe out and happy until the g/f points out every single
>>flaw...

Hey, Paul: as long as she's getting naked, nearly naked or fully
naked, I'm happy. And no girlfriend of mine could ever sour a good
leer or dirty thought. (As you point out, RC)


>Yeah the differences in perception are interesting. I suspect that
>most men are romantics when it comes to women's bodies. We focus on
>the parts we like and pretty much ignore everything else.

True, but I sure wouldn't have thought to call that romantic.


> Another area where it really shows up is that most men like their
>women heavier than most women consider to be ideal.

Speak for yourself. Personally, I find petite women extremely
sexy.

--
Life's a Frisbee: When you die, your soul goes up on the roof.
----
http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:52:48 -0500, Paul Kierstead
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Silvan wrote:
>>
>> Wow, it would suck to be married to someone who would get pissed off at me
>> for having the word "erotica" on my screen or something. We have no
>> secrets. She knows I'm a prevert, and I ogle everything that walks by on
>> two legs.
>
>
>Heh, my g/f is along those lines too. Although not a huge fan (like the
>occasional dose though) of porn, I do like more artful nudes. She
>certainly doesn't mind either ones *but* this can be a pain too, cause
>she will sometimes have a look and offer 'critique' and let me tell you;
>woman are 10x more cruel and demanding then we are. Me, I am just all
>checking the babe out and happy until the g/f points out every single
>flaw...
>
>PK

Yeah the differences in perception are interesting. I suspect that
most men are romantics when it comes to women's bodies. We focus on
the parts we like and pretty much ignore everything else.

Another area where it really shows up is that most men like their
women heavier than most women consider to be ideal.

--RC

"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells
'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets
fly with a club.
-- John W. Cambell Jr.

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:31:49 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
>
>
>"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
><snip>
>
>>
>> Eleven years today. Well, yesterday. Wow. None of my growing up friends
>> made it past two I don't think. Of marriage, I mean. Exciting
>> anniversary. For our anniversary, I bought her a dryer, and she bought
>> me... Um... She let me buy her a dryer. Maybe for our 25th we can buy
>> something really exciting, like a tea kettle.

A lot of women tend to get more practical when you're buying them
birthday presents and such with 'our' money.
>
>Sounds like some of our anniversary "presents". Just don't do something
>stupid like I did on our first married Christmas . . . She was 5mo. preggy
>and I got her an enamel roaster and a cast iron frying pan. I think she
>cried for an hour, and no, I didn't wear the frying pan, but it was close.

That's one of the nice things about having a hobby like jewelry
making. You can offer her pretties that she'll like that had only a
few bucks in materials cost. Plus you get the fun of making them. It's
a win all the way around.

>You've got a good start, but ya git bragging rights when you survive
>everything that happens and get closer to the 50 mark(45th coming up this
>year).

Marriage is like having fine hand tools -- say a set of handmade
Japanese chisels or a Lie Nielsen plane -- you've got to be willing to
work at maintaining them, but damn! it's worth the trouble.

(And just to add some woodworking content: What sorts of really
romantic gifts can woodworkers make for Significant Others?)

--RC
"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells
'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets
fly with a club.
-- John W. Cambell Jr.

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:10:21 -0700, Mark & Juanita
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:27:24 GMT, Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Silvan wrote:
>>> You just gotta post your woodworking stuff to alt.binaries.nekkit.wimminz
>>> and that will solve the problem then. :)
>>
>>Ya know, that may not be such a bad idea. No, really. We get
>>trolled frequently, and they shut down a bunch of the NGs due to
>>the troll attacks, but we can and do deal with those. Wha tif we
>>take over one of the porn NGs that has better retention than ABPW
>>and use it for WWg pix? Turnabout being fair play and all that.
>>Just a random thought,
>>Dave in Fairfax
>
> ... and you want to explain to your wife what you are doing in abnw when
>she appears over your shoulder? "No, really honey we are just putting
>furniture pictures on this newsgroup, honest -- I really thought 'giant
>pair' was referencing some turned candle sticks -- hey Ouch!"



and to add insult to the injury, your ISP may pull your account when
somebody from over there in ABNW complains about your off-topic
post....

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:28:54 GMT, the inscrutable
[email protected] spake:

I said:
>>Speak for yourself. Personally, I find petite women extremely
>>sexy.
>
>Petite perhaps -- skinny??

"Skinny" often comes with the "petite" territory, but I prefer
a bit of padding. Only a bit, mind you, and less than I carry.
<g> Holly Hunter is a hottie.


--
EAT SOYLENT McD!
----------------------
http://diversify.com People-free Websites

"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

<snip>

>
> Eleven years today. Well, yesterday. Wow. None of my growing up friends
> made it past two I don't think. Of marriage, I mean. Exciting
> anniversary. For our anniversary, I bought her a dryer, and she bought
> me... Um... She let me buy her a dryer. Maybe for our 25th we can buy
> something really exciting, like a tea kettle.

Sounds like some of our anniversary "presents". Just don't do something
stupid like I did on our first married Christmas . . . She was 5mo. preggy
and I got her an enamel roaster and a cast iron frying pan. I think she
cried for an hour, and no, I didn't wear the frying pan, but it was close.

You've got a good start, but ya git bragging rights when you survive
everything that happens and get closer to the 50 mark(45th coming up this
year).
--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:32:56 -0800, Larry Jaques
<novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:37:02 GMT, the inscrutable
>[email protected] spake:
>
>>On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:52:48 -0500, Paul Kierstead
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Silvan wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Wow, it would suck to be married to someone who would get pissed off at me
>>>> for having the word "erotica" on my screen or something. We have no
>>>> secrets. She knows I'm a prevert, and I ogle everything that walks by on
>>>> two legs.
>
>My favorite old saying from the Seventies: If it moves, fondle it.
>
>
>>>Heh, my g/f is along those lines too. Although not a huge fan (like the
>>>occasional dose though) of porn, I do like more artful nudes. She
>>>certainly doesn't mind either ones *but* this can be a pain too, cause
>>>she will sometimes have a look and offer 'critique' and let me tell you;
>>>woman are 10x more cruel and demanding then we are. Me, I am just all
>>>checking the babe out and happy until the g/f points out every single
>>>flaw...
>
>Hey, Paul: as long as she's getting naked, nearly naked or fully
>naked, I'm happy. And no girlfriend of mine could ever sour a good
>leer or dirty thought. (As you point out, RC)
>
>
>>Yeah the differences in perception are interesting. I suspect that
>>most men are romantics when it comes to women's bodies. We focus on
>>the parts we like and pretty much ignore everything else.
>
>True, but I sure wouldn't have thought to call that romantic.
>
>
>> Another area where it really shows up is that most men like their
>>women heavier than most women consider to be ideal.
>
>Speak for yourself. Personally, I find petite women extremely
>sexy.

Petite perhaps -- skinny??

--RC
>
> --
>Life's a Frisbee: When you die, your soul goes up on the roof.
> ----
> http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development

"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells
'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets
fly with a club.
-- John W. Cambell Jr.

Silvan wrote:
>
> Wow, it would suck to be married to someone who would get pissed off at me
> for having the word "erotica" on my screen or something. We have no
> secrets. She knows I'm a prevert, and I ogle everything that walks by on
> two legs.


Heh, my g/f is along those lines too. Although not a huge fan (like the
occasional dose though) of porn, I do like more artful nudes. She
certainly doesn't mind either ones *but* this can be a pain too, cause
she will sometimes have a look and offer 'critique' and let me tell you;
woman are 10x more cruel and demanding then we are. Me, I am just all
checking the babe out and happy until the g/f points out every single
flaw...

PK

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:27:24 GMT, Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]> wrote:

>Silvan wrote:
>> You just gotta post your woodworking stuff to alt.binaries.nekkit.wimminz
>> and that will solve the problem then. :)
>
>Ya know, that may not be such a bad idea. No, really. We get
>trolled frequently, and they shut down a bunch of the NGs due to
>the troll attacks, but we can and do deal with those. Wha tif we
>take over one of the porn NGs that has better retention than ABPW
>and use it for WWg pix? Turnabout being fair play and all that.
>Just a random thought,
>Dave in Fairfax

... and you want to explain to your wife what you are doing in abnw when
she appears over your shoulder? "No, really honey we are just putting
furniture pictures on this newsgroup, honest -- I really thought 'giant
pair' was referencing some turned candle sticks -- hey Ouch!"





+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Now we'll just use some glue to hold things in place until the brads dry

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 04:07:57 -0500, Silvan
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Mark & Juanita wrote:
>
>>>take over one of the porn NGs that has better retention than ABPW
>>>and use it for WWg pix? Turnabout being fair play and all that.
>>>Just a random thought,
>>>Dave in Fairfax
>
>Not a bad idea. Of course, I don't get the p0rn binaries either, so it
>makes no difference to me.
>
>> ... and you want to explain to your wife what you are doing in abnw when
>> she appears over your shoulder? "No, really honey we are just putting
>> furniture pictures on this newsgroup, honest -- I really thought 'giant
>> pair' was referencing some turned candle sticks -- hey Ouch!"
>
>Wow, it would suck to be married to someone who would get pissed off at me
>for having the word "erotica" on my screen or something.

The word "erotica" would not be a problem -- heck our e-mail has worse
than that (course that's unsolicited). A visual of erotica would result in
having some 'splainin to do.

... snip
>Eleven years today. Well, yesterday. Wow. None of my growing up friends
>made it past two I don't think. Of marriage, I mean. Exciting

Congrats, we're coming up on (counts on fingers) 19.

>anniversary. For our anniversary, I bought her a dryer, and she bought
>me... Um... She let me buy her a dryer. Maybe for our 25th we can buy
>something really exciting, like a tea kettle.

Yep, you get more practical as time goes by, although for #20 I'm on the
hook for a trip to somewhere good.



+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Now we'll just use some glue to hold things in place until the brads dry

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 04:07:57 -0500, Silvan wrote:

> Mark & Juanita wrote:
>
>>>take over one of the porn NGs that has better retention than ABPW and
>>>use it for WWg pix? Turnabout being fair play and all that. Just a
>>>random thought,
>>>Dave in Fairfax
>
> Not a bad idea. Of course, I don't get the p0rn binaries either, so it
> makes no difference to me.

Yeah, from what I've seen, many providers will either:
1) Treat all binary groups the same.
B) Have stricter retention policies for pr0n groups.

>> ... and you want to explain to your wife what you are doing in abnw
>> when
>> she appears over your shoulder? "No, really honey we are just putting
>> furniture pictures on this newsgroup, honest -- I really thought 'giant
>> pair' was referencing some turned candle sticks -- hey Ouch!"
>
> Wow, it would suck to be married to someone who would get pissed off at me
> for having the word "erotica" on my screen or something. We have no
> secrets. She knows I'm a prevert, and I ogle everything that walks by on
> two legs. She doesn't care. She knows she owns me, and I'm not going
> anywhere without her permission. :)

hootisland.com. SWMBO even likes some of the sillier stories from there.

> Although if Catherine Zeta Jones or
> Sandra Bullock shows up on the porch nekkit one morning, she'd better damn
> well give me permission! :)

Good luck with that one.

> Eleven years today. Well, yesterday. Wow. None of my growing up friends
> made it past two I don't think. Of marriage, I mean. Exciting
> anniversary. For our anniversary, I bought her a dryer, and she bought
> me... Um... She let me buy her a dryer. Maybe for our 25th we can buy
> something really exciting, like a tea kettle.

Your SWMBO sounds a lot like mine. For our 10th (past Dec, wow) she said
that we shouldn't get each other anything and replace our dishwasher
instead.

--
Joe Wells