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- From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g dot r dot vansickle at worldnet dot att dot net>
- To: "'The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 19:22:08 -0500
- Subject: RE: No postnews or other Usenet news utilities?
- Reply-to: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
> From: Bruce Wehr
>
> Dave wrote:
> > Well, that little yellow guy always does this really loathsome
> > grunting and straining and going red in the face act that does make
> > him look like he's suffering the world's worst case of constipation
> > ever.
>
> It's obvious there are no Pokemon fans here.
>
Oh now I wouldn't say that. My favorite is Roo-Stor.
> Pokemon - a contraction of the English bastardized
> translation of the original Japanese name for these
> characters. Pokemon is a contraction of "Pocket Monsters."
> They are so called because they live in a little plastic ball
> inside a kid's pocket, awaiting such a time as the kid gets
> in trouble, whips out his/her ball, and sends his/her Pokemon
> to fight his/her battles for him/her (usually against some
> other kid's Pokemon, said other kid also being in trouble,
> likely a fight with said first kid).
>
Aggravated double entendres plus cartoon violence involving minors, please.
Warnings #1, #2, #7, and #22.
> Every one of these little critters is a Pokemon. Yes, they
> each have their own individual name (as well as their own
> trading card, which can be collected, traded or used to play
> a card game based on them). The cards can also be used to
> Make Money Fast (or Lose Money Fast!)! <he says, as he dives
> for the shelter to escape the anticipated incoming flamage.>
> (Have I shared my long-winded Pokemon roller-coaster
> investment story? Go ahead, invite me to do so. I dare you. :)
>
I explicitly do not invite you to share said story. I will however inform
you of the universal truth that anybody who puts actual money into a
*Pokemon* *trading* *card* ***investment*** scheme deserves not only to lose
all that money, but also should be fined substantial punitive damages and
serve a minimum of three years in a state penetentiary.
> Anyway, that little yellow guy? He has his own name. H'yah,
> he really does. It's Pikachu. And, he's my daughter's favorite.
>
I got to buy it, I got to buy it!
> I love my daughter. My daughter loves Pikachu. Watch what
> you have to say about that Little Yellow Guy, or face the
> Wrath of Dad.
Well, that was the best Star Trek movie, so I guess I have to give you that
one.
> You have been warned.
Dude, that's Faylor's line.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go read the fine print on my 401(k)....
--
Gary R. Van Sickle