Re: List material

["Michael Whitworth" <lonpobty@wa...com>]

Now if I might chip in, this is sounding strangely like a poem by Paul 
Muldoon . . . another chip off the old  shoulder . . .


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>From: Philip Rush <philip_rush@ye...fsnet.co.uk>
>To: <blueplanes@st...net>
>Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] List material
>Date: Fri, Apr 11, 2003, 6:40 pm
>

> So you're not interested in my new fridge?
>
> Pity.
>
> You press this button here.  Wait.  Here.
>
> And look.  That guy off popstars appears on the icebox door reading out 
> the
> ingredients of every yogurt in the top compartment.  Just a virtual 
> image,
> of course, programmed by this little chip here.
>
> A McCann's Micro Chip in fact.
>
> Left over from last weekend.  Which was - let me tell you - a really 
> chipper
> weekend.
>
> Chips every where:  golf course, the lot.
>
> Right then.  Where was I?
>
> Peter Bacon
>
>
> on 11/4/2003 6:22 pm, Steve Iannetti at iannettid@ho...com wrote:
>
>> I am mostly a " lurker ".
>> I can find all the war discusssion I want at any number of places.
>>
>> Please, I don't want my mailbox filled with politics and war.
>>
>> BLUE AREOPLANES
>>
>> Steve Iannetti
>> USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Thomas" <planesmail@st...net>
>> To: <blueplanes@st...net>
>> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 1:05 PM
>> Subject: [Blueplanes] List material
>>
>>
>>> I realize that the list membership covers a great deal of geographic 
>>> and
>> political ground, making it a good place to get into involved and heated
>> discussions about what's going on in the world and whether it's right or
>> wrong.
>>>
>>> Let's remember, though, that this list is for Blue Aeroplanes 
>>> discussion.
>> Discussions about world events, political issues or your new
>> internet-connected icebox aren't appropriate topics.
>>>
>>> There are a lot of people on this list just lurking, members because
>> they're interested in BA news, tour dates, etc. When they start seeing
>> politically motivated messages, they unsubscribe. This hurts the 
>> Aeroplanes
>> community and could indirectly hurt the band (missed show announcements
>> means missed ticket sales, etc).
>>>
>>> How about a separate list for BA fans to discuss off-topic material? 
>>> It'd
>> be nothing for me to set up, and would allow BA fans to discuss their
>> wide-ranging political views without offending those who aren't 
>> interested.
>>>
>>> If that sounds like a good idea to you, let me know. Either way, let's
>> keep the regular BA list on-topic.
>>>
>>> We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve Thomas
>>> steve +at+ sthomas -dot- net
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>> "...subatomic matter in a particle accelerator that exists
>>> for only a few microseconds seems to exhibit more uptime
>>> than the RIAA's website."
>>> -- Andrew Orlowski
>>> TheRegister.co.uk
>>>
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