{ "export": { "source": "https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/5130", "note": "Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright in each message remains with the person who wrote it. Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact.", "addresses": "obscured as 'user at host'" }, "archive": "urth", "thread": { "id": 5130, "subject": "A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "messages": 14, "voices": 8, "first": "2008-08-14T04:08:11+00:00", "last": "2008-08-14T23:41:14+00:00" }, "messages": [ { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Kieran Mullen", "address": "kieran at ou.edu" }, "date": "2008-08-14T04:08:11+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": null, "reply_link": null, "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "On Wednesday night I read:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Message: 5\nDate: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:18:57 -0400 (EDT)\nFrom: brunians at brunians.org\nSubject: Re: (urth) A second dream team: Mucor, Oreb, and Pike\n\n\nWhy is it important to you that other people should conform to your\nstandards of correctness, Mark? If you understand what they are \nsaying, is\nit really necessary that you point out to them that they are wrong? \nWhy do\nyou do this, if it is not necessary?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "And I immediately thought:\n\n \"Eye suppoze ewer rite. If ewe can sea watt peephole are saying \nitz knot raleigh kneaded two poynt out tooth em that they are rung.\"\n\n Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, \nbut they were short and to the point. I learned something from them. \nWe should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly.\n\nKieran \"Should anal-retentive be hyphenated?\" Mullen" } ] }, { "message_id": "<1f7617370808132134l14cb7357y9a3a5cb7a76e32ae@mail.gmail.com>", "from": { "name": "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes", "address": "danldo at gmail.com" }, "date": "2008-08-14T04:34:04+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Kieran,\n\nSince you asked,\n\n\"Anal retentive\" should be hyphenated when used as a compound adjective --\n\"Oh, that's\njust my anal-retentive tendencies\" -- but not when used as a noun phrase --\n\"He is SUCH\nan anal retentive.\"\n\n--Dan'l \"is it okay to shout Movie in a crowded firehouse?\" Danehy-Oakes" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Kieran Mullen wrote:\n\nOn Wednesday night I read:\n\n\nMessage: 5\nDate: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:18:57 -0400 (EDT)\nFrom: brunians at brunians.org\nSubject: Re: (urth) A second dream team: Mucor, Oreb, and Pike\n\n\nWhy is it important to you that other people should conform to your\nstandards of correctness, Mark? If you understand what they are saying, is\nit really necessary that you point out to them that they are wrong? Why do\nyou do this, if it is not necessary?\n\n\nAnd I immediately thought:\n \"Eye suppoze ewer rite. If ewe can sea watt peephole are saying itz\n knot raleigh kneaded two poynt out tooth em that they are rung.\"\n\n Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, but they\nwere short and to the point. I learned something from them. We should\naspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly.\n\nKieran \"Should anal-retentive be hyphenated?\" Mullen\n\n\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<48A419A9.5050305@gmail.com>", "from": { "name": "Dave Tallman", "address": "davetallman at msn.com" }, "date": "2008-08-14T11:40:25+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Kieran Mullen wrote:\nMr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections, \nbut they were short and to the point. I learned something from them. \nWe should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly.\n " }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "As the corrected poster, I would like to say that I didn't mind too \nmuch. I would rather have had feedback on the substance of my post, but \nit was an interesting response anyway and it showed me that someone was \nreading and paying attention. I do attempt to use words correctly and \nthe gender-neutral use of \"inhumi\" was a bit of a grammatical stretch." } ] }, { "message_id": "<14841.72.171.0.149.1218715549.squirrel@brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2008-08-14T12:05:49+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<48A419A9.5050305@gmail.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?\n\nI am ashamed.\n\n\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Kieran Mullen wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections,\nbut they were short and to the point. I learned something from them.\nWe should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "As the corrected poster, I would like to say that I didn't mind too\nmuch. I would rather have had feedback on the substance of my post, but\nit was an interesting response anyway and it showed me that someone was\nreading and paying attention. I do attempt to use words correctly and\nthe gender-neutral use of \"inhumi\" was a bit of a grammatical stretch.\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<859031617-1218726304-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1498384436-@bxe166.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>", "from": { "name": "hammstu at sbcglobal.net", "address": "hammstu at sbcglobal.net" }, "date": "2008-08-14T15:04:59+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<14841.72.171.0.149.1218715549.squirrel@brunians.org>", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Excellent!!\n------Original Message------\nFrom: brunians at brunians.org\nSender: urth-bounces at lists.urth.net\nTo: The Urth Mailing List\nReplyTo: The Urth Mailing List\nSent: Aug 14, 2008 5:05 AM\nSubject: Re: (urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.\n\nBut would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?\n\nI am ashamed.\n\n\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Kieran Mullen wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Mr. Millman may have been a bit exasperated in his corrections,\nbut they were short and to the point. I learned something from them.\nWe should aspire to use these unfamiliar words correctly." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "As the corrected poster, I would like to say that I didn't mind too\nmuch. I would rather have had feedback on the substance of my post, but\nit was an interesting response anyway and it showed me that someone was\nreading and paying attention. I do attempt to use words correctly and\nthe gender-neutral use of \"inhumi\" was a bit of a grammatical stretch.\n\n_______________________________________________\nUrth Mailing List\nTo post, write urth at urth.net\nSubscription/information: http://www.urth.net" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Matthew King", "address": "automatthew at gmail.com" }, "date": "2008-08-14T20:19:18+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<14841.72.171.0.149.1218715549.squirrel@brunians.org>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, wrote:\nBut would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor." } ] }, { "message_id": "<6108.67.142.130.28.1218745766.squirrel@www.brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2008-08-14T20:29:26+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I remember the Good Humor man. I guess inhumu flavored ice cream just\ndidn't take off. I know that liver flavored ice cream was a big flop.\n\n\n\n." } ] }, { "message_id": "<081420082052.966.48A49AF0000B6113000003C62200750438000B9C0E999D970E06@comcast.net>", "from": { "name": "jayrwasdf at comcast.net", "address": "jayrwasdf at comcast.net" }, "date": "2008-08-14T20:52:00+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<6108.67.142.130.28.1218745766.squirrel@www.brunians.org>", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Wouldn't that be a inhoho?\nsorry.\n-j\n\n -------------- Original message ----------------------" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "From: \"Matthew King\" \nOn Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor.\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Matthew King", "address": "automatthew at gmail.com" }, "date": "2008-08-14T21:14:36+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<081420082052.966.48A49AF0000B6113000003C62200750438000B9C0E999D970E06@comcast.net>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM, wrote:\nWouldn't that be a inhoho?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Tu quoque?" } ] }, { "message_id": "<1f7617370808141427m108406bte6c8df2a2d7af852@mail.gmail.com>", "from": { "name": "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes", "address": "danldo at gmail.com" }, "date": "2008-08-14T21:27:42+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I think it's time to inhume this thread..." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King wrote:\nOn Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM, wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Wouldn't that be a inhoho?" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Tu quoque?\n_______________________________________________\nUrth Mailing List\nTo post, write urth at urth.net\nSubscription/information: http://www.urth.net" }, { "kind": "sig", "depth": 0, "text": "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, writer, trainer, bon vivant\n-----\nhttp://www.livejournal.com/users/sturgeonslawyer\nhttp://www.danehyoakes.com\n\nI once absend-mindedly ordered Three Mile Island dressing in a restaurant\nand, with great presence of mind, they brought Thousand Island Dressing and\na bottle of chili sauce. -- T. Pratchett" } ] }, { "message_id": "<4065.72.171.0.149.1218749319.squirrel@www.brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2008-08-14T21:28:39+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<081420082052.966.48A49AF0000B6113000003C62200750438000B9C0E999D970E06@comcast.net>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I believe that would be one that is creme-filled and chocolate covered.\n\n\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Wouldn't that be a inhoho?\nsorry.\n-j\n\n -------------- Original message ----------------------\nFrom: \"Matthew King\" \nOn Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:05 AM, wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 3, "text": "But would a gay inhumu be an inhomo?" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "I think he'd just be an inhumu in good humor.\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<4767.72.171.0.149.1218749434.squirrel@www.brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2008-08-14T21:30:34+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<1f7617370808141427m108406bte6c8df2a2d7af852@mail.gmail.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I tried, Lord knows.\n\nMaybe put a big rock over it?\n\n\n." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "I think it's time to inhume this thread...\n\nOn Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Matthew King \nwrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM, wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 3, "text": "Wouldn't that be a inhoho?" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Tu quoque?\n_______________________________________________\nUrth Mailing List\nTo post, write urth at urth.net" } ] }, { "message_id": "<30ACB686-CAE7-45DA-ABB0-84855D05AD92@io.com>", "from": { "name": "Adam Thornton", "address": "adam at io.com" }, "date": "2008-08-14T23:26:13+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<4767.72.171.0.149.1218749434.squirrel@www.brunians.org>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Aug 14, 2008, at 4:30 PM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:\nI tried, Lord knows.\n\nMaybe put a big rock over it?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Throw it in a deep pit. That always works. No one ever escapes from \ndeep pits.\n\nAdam" } ] }, { "message_id": "<49417.208.74.107.254.1218757274.squirrel@brunians.org>", "from": { "name": "brunians at brunians.org", "address": "brunians at brunians.org" }, "date": "2008-08-14T23:41:14+00:00", "subject": "(urth) A silly digression on nits and how to pick them.", "in_reply_to": "<30ACB686-CAE7-45DA-ABB0-84855D05AD92@io.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Aug 14, 2008, at 4:30 PM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "I tried, Lord knows.\n\nMaybe put a big rock over it?" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Throw it in a deep pit. That always works. No one ever escapes from\ndeep pits." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Except that one guy in that Jack Vance novel. Aillas. That was him.\n\nSuldrun's Garden. Lyonesse I.\n\n\n\n." } ] } ] }