From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V10 #392 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, October 12 2001 Volume 10 : Number 392 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Ng- [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] Bert Is Evil. ["Thomas, Ferris" ] funnybooks ["Natalie Jane" ] RE: funnybooks ["Poole, R. Edward" ] RE: fegmaniax-digest V10 #390 ["Walker, Charles" ] product pet names ["Andrew D. Simchik" ] RE: funnybooks ["Natalie Jane" ] Loki [Brian ] Ngaire, I'm not lying to you ["bibi gellert" ] Reap [Eb ] Re: Oh darn! [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: Reap [gSs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 22:48:45 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: Ng- >Bibi wrote:I'm afraid "bitchy calico" is redundant- I have one named >Ngaire. James will know what she's named after, won't you? > >Is this Ngaire pronounced at Nyree? As in N. Dawn Porter? Do tell. Nyree Dawn Porter changed her name from Ngaire because no-one outside NZ could pronounce it. It is pronounced Nyree (well very close - if you want to be precise, ng is pronounced by forming the mouth shape for the letter 'k', with the back of the tongue touching the roof of the mouth, and then pronouncing 'n', rather than the usual 'n' which touches the tip of the tongue to the roof of the mouth. So there). It's a traditional Maori name. Other Maori words to start ng- include the girl's name Ngaio (as in the detective novelist Ngaio Marsh - ngaio is also the name of a tree), and place names such as Ngauruhoe - one of NZ's most active volcanoes. The traditional Maori 'capital' (home of the Maori Queen) is at the almost- impossible- to- pronounce- when- drunk town of Ngaruawahia. Oh, and for those of you who *didn't* get Bibi's reference, Ngaire is the name of a song by NZ's the Mutton Birds. James James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand. =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= -=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- You talk to me as if from a distance -.-=-.- And I reply with impressions chosen from another time =-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-. (Brian Eno - "By this River") ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:35:29 -0400 From: "Thomas, Ferris" Subject: Bert Is Evil. I don't know if anyone's posted this yet, but it's pretty danged humorous stuff, all things considered. An early mention of the incident: http://www.plastic.com/article.pl?sid=01/10/10/1458231 The party line's explanation : http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/eo/20011010/en/the_bert-bin_laden_connection__1 .html ______________________________________ Ferris Scott Thomas programmer McGraw-Hill Education 860.409.2612 ferris_thomas@mcgraw-hill.com (email) "We are all worms, but I do believe that I am a glow-worm." -Winston Churchill ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 09:08:12 -0700 From: "Natalie Jane" Subject: funnybooks the Sloop John B says, >but gnat: there is Blegvad content! Go! See! So there is! Wow! I always thought "Leviathan" had a Robynesque streak, and this proves it. Again, my little feggy friends, go, seek out "Leviathan" at http://www.leviathan.co.uk - you will not regret it. My friend Colin compares it to the great comic strips of the 20's and 30's (Little Nemo, Krazy Kat, etc.), and he knows whereof he speaks. Speaking of comics, I've mentioned before that the Portland Public Library stocks graphic novels. (BTW, I use the term "graphic novel" to refer to numerous comics collected in a single volume, not to refer to a single comic book like Tom Servo does.) So I checked out Jason Lutes's "Berlin: City of Stones" which is absolutely incredible - gorgeous art, beautiful writing, scrupulous research. It takes place in Berlin (duh) in 1928 and documents the rise of the Communist and Nazi movements as seen through the eyes of various characters in all walks of life. I really recommend checking this out if you can. I also got out Chester Brown's "I Never Liked You," a collection of "Yummy Fur" comics about his slightly weird adolescence. I don't like autobiographical stories about adolescence normally, but this was OK. The story of his mother who gets committed is really heartbreaking. Poor guy. that's all, n. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:16:58 -0400 From: "Poole, R. Edward" Subject: RE: funnybooks >I also got out Chester Brown's "I Never Liked You," a collection of "Yummy >Fur" comics about his slightly weird adolescence. I don't like >autobiographical stories about adolescence normally, but this was OK. The >story of his mother who gets committed is really heartbreaking. Poor guy. Uh oh, you started it now! If you liked the Yummy Fur stuff, be sure to check out Chester's "Ed The Happy Clown" (who is decidedly NOT happy). I'll second -- third, whatever -- the call to Leviathan: funny, surreal, philosophical, poignant -- just too good for words. Oh, and that Bert is Evil/bin Laden story is priceless. To think that some OBL supporter downloaded a doctored picture of Bert w/ OBL, used it in a collage poster at a rally (presumably, clueless re: the parody), which was subsequently picked up by AP photographers... well, there's not much funny to be found in this story, but that definitely qualifies. ============================================================================This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) named above. This communication may contain material protected by attorney-client, work product, or other privileges. If you are not the intended recipient or person responsible for delivering this confidential communication to the intended recipient, you have received this communication in error, and any review, use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, copying, or other distribution of this e-mail message and any attached files is strictly prohibited. If you have received this confidential communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail message and permanently delete the original message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to postmaster@dsmo.com Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP http://www.legalinnovators.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:28:24 -0700 From: "Walker, Charles" Subject: RE: fegmaniax-digest V10 #390 oh dear, now I have something in common with RL. My left ear is pretty much useless. chas in LA replies: you two AND vanGogh :) so feel better about things, or was it his right ear??? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:30:06 -0700 From: "Andrew D. Simchik" Subject: product pet names >From: "ross taylor" > >I see great value in product pet names, including >irritating folks who are too protective of their >'mark.' How about Windows for a cat that is >very unpredictable, or Explorer for a dog that's >always putting his nose up peoples crotches, or >XP for a dog that snarls himself into a lather >at every stranger passing by? Shame on you! That's cruelty to animals. Besides, I hear product names quite enough without having to be traumatized by them every time I call my little schnookie to the food bowl, thank you very much! (Not that much calling is necessary. It just adds a sense of occasion.) >From: The Great Quail > >Nuppy nups, > > >Ha! That gave me a great idea for a cat name: Loki! > >Hey! That's our parrot's name! That's not a cat name, silly. ALL cats are Loki. It's more of a species descriptor. >From: "Thomas, Ferris" > >Iva Sean E. Nupp I don't think this one works quite the way you wanted it to. Drew - -- Andrew D. Simchik, drew at stormgreen dot com http://www.stormgreen.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:46:15 -0700 From: "Natalie Jane" Subject: RE: funnybooks The guy whose .sig file is longer than many of his posts says :) >Uh oh, you started it now! If you liked the Yummy Fur stuff, be sure >to >check out Chester's "Ed The Happy Clown" (who is decidedly NOT >happy). Oh yeah, I know all about Ed the Happy Clown. When I was just out of high school, I worked at a movie theater*, and made my own nametag that said "Ed the Happy Clown." This was during my shaven-headed/"chemotherapy" phase. n. *My god! I really *am* Enid! I didn't get fired, though I did often tell people that the "butter" was actually butter-flavored oil. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 14:07:02 -0400 From: Brian Subject: Loki >>Nuppy nups, >> >> >Ha! That gave me a great idea for a cat name: Loki! >> >>Hey! That's our parrot's name! That's not a cat name, silly. Drew: >ALL cats are Loki. It's more of a species descriptor. > >>From: "Thomas, Ferris" Yes, thanks one and all for helping me with the cat's name. Venus and I both agree that Loki (Loki Nupp) will work just fine. At least til he renames himself like all cats do. Otto my other cat became "Shubba," whatever that means. Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 16:1:18 -0400 From: "bibi gellert" Subject: Ngaire, I'm not lying to you Yeah, that's Ngaire pronounced "nyree" as in Ngaire Dawn Porter, the NZ actress. I was teasing James because he would know that I named her after a Mutton Birds song, which is not about Ngaire Dawn Porter, but about a girl who was supposed to join her lover in Australia, but for some reason refuses to come and leaves the poor guy waiting fruitlessly in the airport. He teased me in return by saying that my next cat should be named Esther after another famous Mutton Birds song-I guess that'd be better than naming her after "The Heater." As a bonus, this name is good for giving vet assistants fits. Bibi - --- bibigellert@earthlink.net - --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:37:34 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Reap Well, my computer is rapidly spiralling down the toilet now. For starters, it currently claims I'm using 200 more megabytes of memory than is actually used. Yeesh. Bad blocks a go-go. I remember that a couple of you offered FTP space (Glen Uber?), and I may be contacting you sometime soon. Time for a new box. In the meantime, does anyone use Netscape 4.76? My browser won't launch, apparently due to one corrupted file, and it's too risky to reinstall the whole thing. If someone could send me a stuffed copy of the file "Netscape Resources" (it's about 500K), that might temporarily solve my browser problem. Except ask me first before mailing it, lest I get sent a dozen different copies. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:00:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: Oh darn! "Stewart C. Russell" wrote: > Maximilian Lang wrote: > > > > While I don't enjoy or revel in bad things happening to people, I > > will not miss this man should he stop broadcasting. > > oh dear, now I have something in common with RL. My left ear is > pretty much useless. it's just too bad it wasn't his tongue that stopped working... ===== "Loyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul." -- Mark Twain "The divinity of Jesus has been made a convenient cover for every absurdity." -- John Adams "The jury is the last line of defense against corporate misconduct." -- Craig McDonald, Texans for Public Justice Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:03:13 -0500 (CDT) From: gSs Subject: Re: Reap On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Eb wrote: > In the meantime, does anyone use Netscape 4.76? My browser won't launch, > apparently due to one corrupted file, and it's too risky to reinstall the try deleting 'lipref.js' and 'pref.js' they will both be in the '\program files\netscape\users\' sub on a widows based machine if the application was installed with default directory locations and names. otherwise just search the disk to find and delete, then reset pc and try it again. it may run ok. if this does not fix the problem nothing will be lost by deleting the files. these files get corrupted usually because of email data problems i believe. you could always copy the data under \netscape\users\ and restore once netscape is reloaded. this will get your email and bookmarks but not your address book. I have yet to be successful in transferring an address book from netscape though there might be a way using the address book palm sync utility if you had a PDA and could dump the address book there, then uninstall and reinstall netscape and then use the palm sync program to send the data back to the pc, just an idea. if someone here knows this procedure or any other, let us know. gSs ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V10 #392 ********************************