> The Speaking Clock wrote:

>> On 9 Apr, 06:45, Joseph Littleshoes isp.com> wrote:

>>> The Speaking Clock wrote:

>>>> On 8 Apr, 20:03, Joseph Littleshoes wrote:

>>>>> The Speaking Clock wrote:
>>>>> They remind me of Henry IV's comment to the ambassador of Don
>>>>> Pedro: "Do
>>>>> you mean to say your master hasn't enough virtue to afford some
>>>>> faults?"
>>>>> but alas for their sake, i have lost any interest in even trying to
>>>>> explain it to them.
>>>>> --
>>>>> JL

>>>> Well - I know you don't exactly get on well with them at the moment.

>>> "At the moment?"
>>>
>>> !!!
>>>
>>> If were a matter of a moment i would be more sympathetic to your
>>> allusion. �And quite possibly to their null content verbiage. �As we are
>>> talking about years of NCV (Null Content Verbiage, not Non-CiVility) and
>>> a personal and oft repeated admittance on my part of their awareness of
>>> certain concepts and their ability to repeat other peoples thoughts as
>>> well as any editor of peoples thoughts might, i would of course be more
>>> sympathetic to your interest in them.
>>>
>>> But, IMO, they are all flash and show, and no real substance beyond
>>> those authors they are so fond of quoting in a "style" that might make
>>> the un - discerning think they are actually being original. �Ha!
>>>
>>> Have a nice day.
>>> --
>>> J (really! i sincerely mean it, have a nice day:) L

>>
>> I friend of mine once tried to give his postman a christman bonus, and
>> was shocked when his postman told him to f*** off, then hurried away.
>> Years past and my friend always felt uncomfortable when he saw his
>> postman, and he avoided any further contact with him. Needless to say
>> that he did not volunteer another christmas bonus. He was puzzled by
>> his neighbours reaction to the rude postman though. He was outside
>> one day collecting his milk from the doorstep, when he noticed she had
>> opened the door to say hello to thier postman. "F*** off", he told
>> told with a smile. "No, you f*** off", she replied, also smiling.
>> "No, you f*** off", he reiterated, and from behind my friends hastily
>> shut door he listenened with incredulity to this mutual barrage of
>> swapped insults that was mingled with the sound of laughter. :) He
>> puzzled over it over his morning coffee but couldn't come to any
>> conclusion, except for a definate feeling of disgust and a certain
>> disapoinment for his usually civilized neighbour.
>>
>> Then, to my friends delight his postman changed and as winter drew on
>> he gave the new postman a christman bonus, and volunteered to him how
>> delighted he was to see the back of the old chap. "Oh him?" the
>> postman replied, "He's alright actually. He just has Tourettes
>> syndrome."
>>
>> Which neighbour would you have liked to be?

>
> Is there a text based version of that anecdote?