TOT as usual: train spotters

On 12/12/2011 22:38, ian batten wrote:
On Dec 12, 10:23 pm, Bill wrote:
allantracy wrote:
Then there was the local Labour party quiz night, well if you're ever
in need of a lifetime of disappointment look no further.

You want to try a Conservative Party function if it's stereotypes you're
after!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...77_468x665.jpg

ian


So a Conservative MP was at an event where someone else dressed up like
Ed Balls, big deal!

On 12 Dez., 20:32, allantracy wrote:

Every group in society can boast of more than a few that fit the
stereotype.

I was recently dragged along (screaming) to a fashion show and you've
never seen so many victims.

Then there was the local Labour party quiz night, well if you're ever
in need of a lifetime of disappointment look no further.

P.S It could be worse, in the US 99% fit the stereotype over there
and, if you're a crank, it's obligatory to dress up as Casey Jones.

Talking about stereotypes, ever been to a Linux developers conference?

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amogles wrote:
Talking about stereotypes, ever been to a Linux developers conference?

To attend such a thing would define that? Unless just doing the bog
cleaning.

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*I don't work here. I'm a consultant

Dave Plowman London SW
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:21:03 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article
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amogles wrote:
Talking about stereotypes, ever been to a Linux developers conference?

To attend such a thing would define that? Unless just doing the bog
cleaning.

They have bog cleaners at Linux developers conferences?

Surely it would be part of the culture for the developers to clean the
bogs themselves?

Obviously there would be a variety of cleaning tools and fluids
according to personal preference. Some bog-cleaning Linux developers
would make their own cleaning brushes and mix their own cleaning fluids.

The idea of using bog-standard items would be anathema to them.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:20:55 -0800 (PST), amogles
wrote:

On 12 Dez., 20:32, allantracy wrote:

Every group in society can boast of more than a few that fit the
stereotype.

I was recently dragged along (screaming) to a fashion show and you've
never seen so many victims.

Then there was the local Labour party quiz night, well if you're ever
in need of a lifetime of disappointment look no further.

P.S It could be worse, in the US 99% fit the stereotype over there
and, if you're a crank, it's obligatory to dress up as Casey Jones.

Talking about stereotypes, ever been to a Linux developers conference?

Are we talking beards, ponytails and sandals here? Or are they not a
subclass of the traditional Unix set.

--
Jerry Brown

A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)

On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, at 01:16:18h -0800, Train Guard wrote:

Do you normally go around smelling people? Just curious....

I thought everybody did, even involuntarily?

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:27:35 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, at 01:16:18h -0800, Train Guard wrote:

Do you normally go around smelling people? Just curious....

I thought everybody did, even involuntarily?

Come back Desmond Morris, you are still needed. ;-)

On 13 Dez., 16:08, Jerry Brown
wrote:

Talking about stereotypes, ever been to a Linux developers conference?

Are we talking beards, ponytails and sandals here? Or are they not a
subclass of the traditional Unix set.


yes, all of those, plus the impulsive need to criticise and denigrate
commercial products at every opportunity, and the unshakeable belief
that their operating system is on the verge of taking off and sweeping
all the alternatives into the gutter.

Compared to that crowd, transpotters are a positively diverse and
unpredictable bunch.

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J G Miller wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, at 01:16:18h -0800, Train Guard wrote:

Do you normally go around smelling people? Just curious....

I thought everybody did, even involuntarily?

My dog's got no nose...

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*Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?

Dave Plowman London SW
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On 13/12/2011 16:21, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
J G wrote:
On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, at 01:16:18h -0800, Train Guard wrote:

Do you normally go around smelling people? Just curious....

I thought everybody did, even involuntarily?

My dog's got no nose...

Oh no, that's terrible! Poor animal. How did it happen? I really think
you should take him to the vet.
Cheers
Jeff