From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V10 #439 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, November 25 2001 Volume 10 : Number 439 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: anagrams! [Aaron Mandel ] re: anagrams! [grutness@surf4nix.com] Re: anagrams! ["Stewart C. Russell" ] anagrams [Eb ] RH in popular (academic, English) culture [David Librik ] important xtc message [steve ] Bulky, raw ogre nerd ["Redtailed Hawk" ] Re: Somali internet links [Michael R Godwin ] Thanksgiving Gossip ["Redtailed Hawk" ] DR Fegg [Eleanore Adams ] test [Zelda ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 23:34:00 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: anagrams! On Thu, 22 Nov 2001, bayard wrote: > N.B. This text is relatively poor for anagramming. You might > want to try again with a better example. That's silly. The main obstacle to finding a good anagram with a computer is wading through all the output. A text with relatively few anagrams is much better, from the user's perspective. Unless they were specifically hoping their name anagrammed to "you are beautiful and funny and everyone loves you". aaron ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 18:04:01 +1300 From: grutness@surf4nix.com Subject: re: anagrams! >From: bayard >Subject: anagrams! > >Here is the result of your request. To learn about the Anagram Genius >software, visit http://www.genius2000.com/ag.html >The following are the 10 longest words made using some of the letters: >cockroach Brythonic >throwback abortion >brain-rot contrary >tyrannic choirboy >honorary boat-hook rubbish! What about coronation? or the very robyn-useful chthonic? thick crown anchor boy coy rank chthonic brow 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: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 09:38:46 +0000 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: anagrams! grutness@surf4nix.com wrote: > > rubbish! What about coronation? or the very robyn-useful chthonic? I think you have to pay for longer words like that. Tunstall-Pedoe's program killed the art of anagramming for pleasure. I don't know of any newspaper that will carry anagrams of famous people. There used to be occasional mentions in the letters pages, but now that editors realise it's all automatic, there's no skill to it. Stewart (who is happy with 'an', the Collins English Dictionary headword list, and some patience.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 02:00:50 -0800 From: Eb Subject: anagrams I'll skip replying to this thread, because the *last* time I discussed names put through an anagrams engine, a certain flag-loving New Zealander concluded that my middle name must be "Dolly." ;) Happy Tryptophane, Eb PS Got the new Natalie Merchant album the other day, with zero fanfare and some of the most indifferent, low-budget artwork I've *ever* seen on a major-label release. She is *so* dropped.... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 04:24:55 -0600 From: David Librik Subject: RH in popular (academic, English) culture Blackwell's Bookshop in Oxford, one of the oldest and largest bookstores in the world, has posters all over the place advertising this: The second event in the 'Criminal Minds' series will be a (really, really big print:) RAYMOND CHANDLER EVENING (tiny type:) with contributions from Julian Rathbone, Colin Dexter and the Chairman of the Crime Writers Association, Russell James. The discussion will be chaired by Jane Jakeman and will take place at Blackwell's, 50 Broad Street, Oxford on Monday 3rd December at 7.00 pm. Whoever is doing their advertising is obviously a feg, since the huge RAYMOND CHANDLER EVENING signs all over the store are unmissable and have been giving me a great big Robyn earworm. - - David Librik ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 08:40:03 -0500 (EST) From: dmw Subject: Re: anagrams On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Eb wrote: > > PS Got the new Natalie Merchant album the other day, with zero > fanfare and some of the most indifferent, low-budget artwork I've > *ever* seen on a major-label release. She is *so* dropped.... Seems to have shipped a lot of product, though, and I saw point-of-sale displays for it (though not especially big or expensive ones) in both Atlanta and DC. Is it any good? - -- d. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 08:55:13 -0600 From: steve Subject: important xtc message http://www.xtcidearecords.co.uk/ The Idea Records site is up. - - Steve __________ It is white." - George Bush, when asked what the White House is like by a student at Morningside Primary School in Hackney, East London. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:28:26 +0000 From: "Redtailed Hawk" Subject: Bulky, raw ogre nerd Duyba can't talk and Blair can't spell. Gee--and I thought I was an anomoly when obviously I'm just uniquely qualified to run the "free" world. I see the slogans now--"Vote for Kay, she can't talk -or- spell." Dopplefun. And not only couldn't the elder Hitchcosks spell Robin(aka " Wank rich yob on crotch " or "Now bat horny, rich cock" Thanks Bayard), they also didn't know Rowan is really spelled Roan(as anyone whose ever sent something to my house knows;-P) Kay, dictator of the unspeakable, witch of the unspellable. aka "I was kinky wise" or as James can tell you, "I any kiwi skews" or this found poem off my maiden name "Dark new burly ogre Broke ugly, raw nerd. Wreak blunder orgy, Err, ugly breakdown. Blunder gay worker Grr! below rude yank Broken drug lawyer Okay! Grrr! blew nude. Rub now larger dyke Randy worker bulge Knew or rudely grab Nudely grab worker. Bulky, raw ogre nerd, Bulky or raw gender-- Work legendary rub. Beware drunk glory." Ain't language grand:-). All it needs is some maple syrup. A man's life of any worth is a continual affectation. John "Wilde" Keats _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 16:00:14 +0000 (GMT) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: Somali internet links I know that much of the internet originates in the US, but does this mean that the States can disconnect any country from it at will? - - MRG ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 16:46:06 +0000 From: "Redtailed Hawk" Subject: Thanksgiving Gossip Its a small world. A co-worker at Thanksgiving dinner was talking to his nephew who works in Manhatten for a lawyer who is handeling ... a legal matter for Peter Buck. Great I thought. Now I can find out the true status of yogart throwing,crockery abuse and being given a wedgie by animated airplane seats. Nothing so colorful unforetunetly. More the common NY tale of trying to sell you're co-op and the Board giving you a hard time(they may not approve of who you're selling it to, etc etc.) All gossip, all the time, especially when bored at work Kay A man's life of any worth is a continual allegory. John Keats _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 11:25:37 -0800 From: Eleanore Adams Subject: DR Fegg I don't know if it was mentioned here before.... I was looking at my husbands bookshelf and saw this book: Dr. fegg's encyclopedia of all world knowledge by terry jones and michael palin....... e ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:41:53 -0600 From: Zelda Subject: test Hello... The list has been so quiet. I just wanted to make sure that I'm still subscribed. xo-zelda ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V10 #439 ********************************