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From: Cursitor Doom <cd999666@notformail.com>
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Subject: Re: OT: Don't let Peanut Die For Nothing
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:21:20 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:36:58 -0800, john larkin wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:48:41 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:26:30 -0800, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:49:46 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 07:34:47 -0800, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:18:53 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:51:27 +1100, Bill Sloman
>>>>>><bill.sloman@ieee.org>
>>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On 10/11/2024 3:16 am, Cursitor Doom wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:59:54 +1100, Bill Sloman
>>>>>>>> <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 10/11/2024 12:32 am, Cursitor Doom wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 16:38:04 +1100, Bill Sloman
>>>>>>>>>> <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/11/2024 11:38 am, Cursitor Doom wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 15:00:04 -0500, bitrex <user@example.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 11/8/2024 12:58 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>><snip>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Trump was an unintended consequence of the Tea Party movement
>>>>>>>>>>> funded by the Koch brothers from 2010, none of whose preferred
>>>>>>>>>>> candidates was able to out-perform Donald Trump in the
>>>>>>>>>>> primaries for the 2016 presidential election. If you were
>>>>>>>>>>> spineless enough to appeal to the Koch brothers, you were too
>>>>>>>>>>> spineless to appeal to the electorate.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So Trump  masterminded a reverse takeover of a fake opposition
>>>>>>>>>> movement? What a guy!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There was no master mind involved. Trump ran for the Republican
>>>>>>>>> nomination as an ego trip, and was vastly surprised when he won
>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I don't know how you come by the idea that Trump is an egoist.
>>>>>>>> He's always presented as extremely modest and unassuming IMO.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>John Larkin is of roughly the same opinion - and he's another
>>>>>>>narcissist.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Well thank heavens that's one character trait you don't suffer from,
>>>>>>Bill. ;->
>>>>>
>>>>>PLEASE stop feeding Sloman. He is a major contributor to driving
>>>>>people away.
>>>>
>>>>Sigh... Yes, I will. However, you *really* should lead by example here
>>>>and stop feeding him yourself. I've noticed you provide him with a
>>>>pretty rich diet. So I'll do a deal with you (not that the last one
>>>>concerning a burger and fries got me very far, but still) if you cease
>>>>to respond to Bill's barbs, I'll do likewise. Agreed? In the interests
>>>>of group harmony, please consider making the sacrifice along with me.
>>>
>>>Feeding him?
>>>
>>>I had been trying, roughly once a year, to engage him on not-personal
>>>issues, like electronics even, but it doesn't help. He keeps getting
>>>nastier.
>>>
>>>Haven't you noticed that he insults everyone? Badly.
>>
>>His limited vocabulary kind of lets him down on that front. Perhaps in
>>the old days it was more expansive, I can't recall.
>>Anyway, let's agree to just not respond to him. Both of us. Let's just
>>not feed him any more. Deal?
> 
> Yes.

There you go, that wasn't so hard. The group will be very thankful for our 
efforts! :-)