Five Books I Will Never Forget (For Highly Specific Reasons)
Putting the Nicoll into Nicoll Event.
https://www.tor.com/2023/06/28/five-books-i-will-never-forget-for-highly-specific-reasons/
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this afternoon sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at
UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in
place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a
right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this >afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at
UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in
place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a >>right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides.
And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
In article <7ibr9ip7n94aq5pscsn3g3697e9o30ek75@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this >>afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at
UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >>>> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a >>>right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides.
And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
He took the time to verify it was the gender studies course before
attacking people.
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at
UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happenedOr an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides.
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a >right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
[3] For the unfamiliar: Even in the ancient days before GPS,
it was known that very few planned routes from Indiana to Ohio
happen to go through Michigan.
In article <u7kesi$lph$2@reader2.panix.com>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
In article <7ibr9ip7n94aq5pscsn3g3697e9o30ek75@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this >>>afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at >>>>> UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of >>>>> charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >>>>> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a >>>>philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a >>>>right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides. >>>And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
He took the time to verify it was the gender studies course before >>attacking people.
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender >identity."
On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 2:17:49?AM UTC+10, Paul S Person wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides.
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at
UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >> >> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a
right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
Did you ever consider not putting out a theory until you'd heard the facts? >Because on the evidence available now it seems like domestic terrorism
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
wrote:
In article <u7kesi$lph$2@reader2.panix.com>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
In article <7ibr9ip7n94aq5pscsn3g3697e9o30ek75@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote: >>>>>> In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of thisafternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at >>>>>> UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of >>>>>> charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >>>>>> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a
right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides. >>>> And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
He took the time to verify it was the gender studies course before
attacking people.
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender >> identity."
Well, now we know then, don't we.
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 11:09:33 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books I Will Never Forget (For Highly Specific Reasons)
Putting the Nicoll into Nicoll Event.
https://www.tor.com/2023/06/28/five-books-i-will-never-forget-for-highly-specific-reasons/
Spiffy! Under somewhat similar circumstances (though with markedly fewer injuries), and conveyed with somewhat similar prose stylings, here are three of my own:
On 6/30/2023 8:53 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
wrote:
In article <u7kesi$lph$2@reader2.panix.com>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
In article <7ibr9ip7n94aq5pscsn3g3697e9o30ek75@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote: >>>>>>> In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this >>>>> afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at >>>>>>> UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of >>>>>>> charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >>>>>>> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a
right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides. >>>>> And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
He took the time to verify it was the gender studies course before
attacking people.
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender >>> identity."
Well, now we know then, don't we.
One of the problems with news reports these days is too much emphasis
and "FIRST!" with anything rather than "Full Story". (Or even "We
Checked That This Really Happened".)
On 6/28/23 11:23, Tony Nance wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 11:09:33 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books I Will Never Forget (For Highly Specific Reasons)
Putting the Nicoll into Nicoll Event.
https://www.tor.com/2023/06/28/five-books-i-will-never-forget-for-highly-specific-reasons/
Spiffy! Under somewhat similar circumstances (though with markedly
fewer injuries), and conveyed with somewhat similar prose stylings,
here are three of my own:
[stuff deleted]
No injuries involved, and not even SF, but still memorable for me.
I high school we were assigned Catcher in the Rye. I believe I have
mentioned this before. I hated it. The paper I had to write made it
clear that I hated it and how much I disliked the protagonist. Brother
??? (Brothers of Holy Cross, the same guys that teach at Notre Dame)
said I shouldn't get so emotionally involved with the books.
My dad picked it up and read it (which was surprising since he wasn't a
big reader and tended towards things like Updike's "Couples" and Rabbit Books, "Coffee, Tea, or Me", and "Fear of Flying") after which he threw
it across the room. He DID like Heinlein's Friday, which I threw across
the room.
Five Books I Will Never Forget (For Highly Specific Reasons)
Putting the Nicoll into Nicoll Event.
In article <7ibr9ip7n94aq5psc...@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <pspe...@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this >afternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at
UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >>> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a >>right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides.
And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
He took the time to verify it was the gender studies course before
attacking people.
On Thursday, 29 June 2023 at 18:26:47 UTC+1, James Nicoll wrote:
In article <7ibr9ip7n94aq5psc...@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <pspe...@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote:afternoon
In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of this
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at
UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of
charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >> >>> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
There's the Star Trek _Kobayashi Maru_ book where
cast members recall confronting Starfleet Academy's >no-win-scenario-so-now-what test of character.
Chekov's version - he ordered self-destruct* in the
exercise - mainly deals with a follow-up of putting
the class on an old asteroid station where in my
memory, the exercise challenge is to not be got by
the secret serial killer (not literally killing people,
it's a game). In the book in my head, Chekov "kills"
first each classmate that he suspects of being
the killer, and finally everybody by using a grenade
or something, and claims a "posthumous" win.
But there isn't a secret serial killer.
Apparently the best way to run the exercise was
that of Cadet James Kirk, If not James Nicoll, who
got classmates to work in teams watching each other
for secret serial killer behaviour. Visiting the world
you experience does stimulate my hazard awareness.
* I may be muddling some details where I contradict ><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kobayashi_Maru_(Star_Trek_novel)>
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a
right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides.
And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
He took the time to verify it was the gender studies course before
attacking people.
Conceivably sexual jealousy could be directed there?
On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:01:32 -0700 (PDT), Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
On Thursday, 29 June 2023 at 18:26:47 UTC+1, James Nicoll wrote:
In article <7ibr9ip7n94aq5psc...@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <pspe...@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 03:47:52 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
<jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:23:52?PM UTC-6, James Nicoll wrote: >>>>>> In a thematically appropriate development, I spent a chunk of thisafternoon
sheltering place from what seems to have been a terrorist attack at >>>>>> UWaterloo. Didn't have any book to read, though. My Kobo was out of >>>>>> charge.
Among things I would do differently, next time I plan not to shelter in >>>>>> place with the guy from whom we were sheltering in place.
There's the Star Trek _Kobayashi Maru_ book where
cast members recall confronting Starfleet Academy's
no-win-scenario-so-now-what test of character.
Chekov's version - he ordered self-destruct* in the
exercise - mainly deals with a follow-up of putting
the class on an old asteroid station where in my
memory, the exercise challenge is to not be got by
the secret serial killer (not literally killing people,
it's a game). In the book in my head, Chekov "kills"
first each classmate that he suspects of being
the killer, and finally everybody by using a grenade
or something, and claims a "posthumous" win.
But there isn't a secret serial killer.
Apparently the best way to run the exercise was
that of Cadet James Kirk, If not James Nicoll, who
got classmates to work in teams watching each other
for secret serial killer behaviour. Visiting the world
you experience does stimulate my hazard awareness.
* I may be muddling some details where I contradict
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kobayashi_Maru_(Star_Trek_novel)>
I looked up the news item. The incident appears to have happened
at Hagey Hall; a professor and two students were stabbed in a
philosophy class on gender studies. The information in the news
item is incomplete; it could have been domestic terrorism, from a
right-wing extremist, or simply violence from someone suffering
from mental illness.
Or an old-fashioned love triangle being dissolved by one of its sides. >>>> And, no, that is not "domestic terrorism". Just tawdry crime.
He took the time to verify it was the gender studies course before
attacking people.
Conceivably sexual jealousy could be directed there?
Be careful here!
I suggested that sort of thing (that this might be one leg of a love
triangle removing the other two legs) and got whined out for "not
checking the facts". Which, of course, presupposes that "the facts"
were out there when I did my response.
Just as "mass killing" only applies to firearms and needs only two
victims, so any such /must/ be some form of terrorism. The minor
detail that people still kill people for purely personal and tawdry
reasons is unacceptable.
I mean, it's not as if we were dealing with college students here, who
are still young enough to take sexual competition seriously.
Oh, wait: we are.
On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:23:32 -0700 (PDT), Tony Nance
<tonyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
[3] For the unfamiliar: Even in the ancient days before GPS,On the other hand, my parents' trips from Indiana to Michigan nearly
it was known that very few planned routes from Indiana to Ohio
happen to go through Michigan.
always went through Ohio.
That was because Ohio had nicer rest stops.
On 6/28/23 11:23, Tony Nance wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 11:09:33 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote:
Five Books I Will Never Forget (For Highly Specific Reasons)
Putting the Nicoll into Nicoll Event.
https://www.tor.com/2023/06/28/five-books-i-will-never-forget-for-highly-specific-reasons/
Spiffy! Under somewhat similar circumstances (though with markedly fewer injuries), and conveyed with somewhat similar prose stylings, here are three of my own:
[stuff deleted]
No injuries involved, and not even SF, but still memorable for me.
I high school we were assigned Catcher in the Rye. I believe I have mentioned this before. I hated it. The paper I had to write made it
clear that I hated it and how much I disliked the protagonist. Brother
??? (Brothers of Holy Cross, the same guys that teach at Notre Dame)
said I shouldn't get so emotionally involved with the books.
Just as "mass killing" only applies to firearms and needs only two
victims, so any such /must/ be some form of terrorism. The minor
detail that people still kill people for purely personal and tawdry
reasons is unacceptable.
1. I /never/ let waiting for the facts interfere with a good theory.
That spoils the fun.
On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 2:44:18 PM UTC-4, BCFD36 wrote:This is as good an explanation as any.
On 6/28/23 11:23, Tony Nance wrote:
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 11:09:33 AM UTC-4, James Nicoll wrote: >>>> Five Books I Will Never Forget (For Highly Specific Reasons)[stuff deleted]
Putting the Nicoll into Nicoll Event.
https://www.tor.com/2023/06/28/five-books-i-will-never-forget-for-highly-specific-reasons/
Spiffy! Under somewhat similar circumstances (though with markedly fewer injuries), and conveyed with somewhat similar prose stylings, here are three of my own:
No injuries involved, and not even SF, but still memorable for me.
I high school we were assigned Catcher in the Rye. I believe I have
mentioned this before. I hated it. The paper I had to write made it
clear that I hated it and how much I disliked the protagonist. Brother
??? (Brothers of Holy Cross, the same guys that teach at Notre Dame)
said I shouldn't get so emotionally involved with the books.
Under similarly assigned circumstances, I could not get into it.
One of my friends adores this book, but upon a later (attempt
at a) re-read, I still could not get into it. Maybe it's one of those "certain time and place in your life" books, and we weren't in
the time or place.
Tony
On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 10:42:39?PM UTC-4, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:23:32 -0700 (PDT), Tony Nance
<tonyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
[3] For the unfamiliar: Even in the ancient days before GPS,On the other hand, my parents' trips from Indiana to Michigan nearly
it was known that very few planned routes from Indiana to Ohio
happen to go through Michigan.
always went through Ohio.
That was because Ohio had nicer rest stops.
Oh - interesting! Perhaps using I-75 as a main conduit
into Michigan? We've noticed on our numerous driving
trips that Ohio seems to do pretty well on the rest stop
thing - better signage & info, and (mostly) pretty good
facilities.
In article <skut9idtogo2t7rd85jro891aidp3bjqe0@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
1. I /never/ let waiting for the facts interfere with a good theory.
That spoils the fun.
(Hal Heydt)
Being a pedant outside my field of experise here, but without
facts it's a hypothesis, not a theory.
Perhaps using I-75 as a main conduit
into Michigan?
[3] For the unfamiliar: Even in the ancient days before GPS, it was known that
very few planned routes from Indiana to Ohio happen to go through Michigan.
On Mon, 3 Jul 2023 11:49:48 -0700 (PDT), Tony Nance
<tonynance17@gmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps using I-75 as a main conduit
into Michigan?
When I travelled with my parents, I-75 wasn't even a gleam in
Eisenhower's eye.
A rest stop was a place to pull off the road, a picnic table, and an
optional outhouse. A posh rest stop might have a hand pump.
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender >identity."
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll)
wrote:
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender >identity."Actually for me the biggest surprise was finding that Waterloo had a 'diversityn + equity' department. Canadians think of Waterloo in much
the same way as Americans think of MIT and CalTech and for the same
reasons.
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
wrote:
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender >>identity."
Actually for me the biggest surprise was finding that Waterloo had a >'diversityn + equity' department. Canadians think of Waterloo in much
the same way as Americans think of MIT and CalTech and for the same
reasons.
On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:40:12 PM UTC-4, The Horny Goat wrote:
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll)
wrote:
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
Actually, nobody I know thinks this."this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and genderActually for me the biggest surprise was finding that Waterloo had a 'diversityn + equity' department. Canadians think of Waterloo in much
identity."
the same way as Americans think of MIT and CalTech and for the same reasons.
On 7/6/2023 10:00 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jul 2023 11:49:48 -0700 (PDT), Tony Nance
<tonynance17@gmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps using I-75 as a main conduit
into Michigan?
When I travelled with my parents, I-75 wasn't even a gleam in
Eisenhower's eye.
A rest stop was a place to pull off the road, a picnic table, and an
optional outhouse. A posh rest stop might have a hand pump.
Still quite a few of those in Texas. Rarely with outhouse though.
On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 1:04:56 PM UTC+10, William Hyde wrote:
On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:40:12 PM UTC-4, The Horny Goat wrote:Obviously you don't know real canadians...
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll)Actually, nobody I know thinks this.
wrote:
And in the world's smallest surprise:Actually for me the biggest surprise was finding that Waterloo had a
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender
identity."
'diversityn + equity' department. Canadians think of Waterloo in much
the same way as Americans think of MIT and CalTech and for the same
reasons.
On 7/8/2023 9:08 AM, Jay E. Morris wrote:
On 7/6/2023 10:00 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jul 2023 11:49:48 -0700 (PDT), Tony Nance
<tonynance17@gmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps using I-75 as a main conduit
into Michigan?
When I travelled with my parents, I-75 wasn't even a gleam in
Eisenhower's eye.
A rest stop was a place to pull off the road, a picnic table, and an
optional outhouse. A posh rest stop might have a hand pump.
Still quite a few of those in Texas. Rarely with outhouse though.
About a quarter of the outhouses have been air conditioned now.
On 7/17/2023 8:36 PM, Hamish Laws wrote:
On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 1:04:56 PM UTC+10, William Hyde wrote:
On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:40:12 PM UTC-4, The Horny Goat wrote:Obviously you don't know real canadians...
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll)Actually, nobody I know thinks this.
wrote:
And in the world's smallest surprise:Actually for me the biggest surprise was finding that Waterloo had a
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
"this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression
and gender
identity."
'diversityn + equity' department. Canadians think of Waterloo in much
the same way as Americans think of MIT and CalTech and for the same
reasons.
No such thing. :P
On 7/17/2023 8:41 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/8/2023 9:08 AM, Jay E. Morris wrote:The first thing that I thought when I read that line was "GAS WARFARE!!!"
On 7/6/2023 10:00 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jul 2023 11:49:48 -0700 (PDT), Tony Nance
<tonynance17@gmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps using I-75 as a main conduit
into Michigan?
When I travelled with my parents, I-75 wasn't even a gleam in
Eisenhower's eye.
A rest stop was a place to pull off the road, a picnic table, and an
optional outhouse. A posh rest stop might have a hand pump.
Still quite a few of those in Texas. Rarely with outhouse though.
About a quarter of the outhouses have been air conditioned now.
On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 1:04:56 PM UTC+10, William Hyde wrote:
On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:40:12 PM UTC-4, The Horny Goat wrote:
On 29 Jun 2023 17:39:36 -0000, jdni...@panix.com (James Nicoll)
wrote:
And in the world's smallest surprise:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/emergency-alert-university-waterloo-stabbing-watsafe-1.6892506
Actually, nobody I know thinks this."this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and genderActually for me the biggest surprise was finding that Waterloo had a 'diversityn + equity' department. Canadians think of Waterloo in much the same way as Americans think of MIT and CalTech and for the same reasons.
identity."
Obviously you don't know real canadians...
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