Fluorocarbon leaders, anyone use them?

"Wolfgang" wrote

And, besides, Larry has made it abundantly clear that he would never be so
irresponsible as to fail to deliver them.


Actually impressively clever, but was it as much fun as just calling me a
nasty name?



As for buying the place for all the wrong reasons, well, this is quite a
stunning accomplishment.


I find it impossible to think of a 'right' reason for a aging couple with no
children at home to build and occupy a several million dollar, sprawling but
cheerless, "trophy" that feels more like a government office building,
including a 3 story high 'dome' than a home. Maybe if I was a
Republican I'd "get it" ?

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

"Wolfgang" wrote

And, besides, Larry has made it abundantly clear that he would never be
so irresponsible as to fail to deliver them.


Actually impressively clever, but was it as much fun as just calling me a
nasty name?

Tough call. Hm.....probably not as much fun as citizen's arrests, lawsuits,
bludgeons, shootings, beatings, etc. Does that help at all?

As for buying the place for all the wrong reasons, well, this is quite a
stunning accomplishment.


I find it impossible to think of a 'right' reason for a aging couple with
no children at home to build and occupy a several million dollar,
sprawling but cheerless, "trophy" that feels more like a government
office building, including a 3 story high 'dome' than a home.

Still, one can hardly help but admit the possibility that something you
can't imagine might nevertheless exist. Furthermore, it also seems possible
that the people who had it built and who live in it might have a different
conception of what it feels like than you do. But then, that would just
make them wrong.....right?

Maybe if I was a Republican I'd "get it" ?

Maybe.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote


Tough call. Hm.....probably not as much fun as citizen's arrests,
lawsuits, bludgeons, shootings, beatings, etc. Does that help at all?


Apples and Oranges. One can't possibly expect words and cyber substitution
to match action in the real world. To make a meaningful comparison you
would need to compare substitution to substitution ... i.e. is it as
satisfying to post cleverly pointed barbs that make you seem intellectually
impressive ( to me ) or the far more common pre-teen-like name calling that
make you seem, ah ... pre-teen ( to me)

Of course, your posts must satisfy you, regardless of how they seem to me
.... but I really am curious ... mildly






Maybe if I was a Republican I'd "get it" ?

Maybe.



The degradation by association that would come from figuratively "hanging"
with the Roves, Cheneys and BushPuppets would make joining Der Party just to
find this out far too costly. I'll just have to continue to live clueless
on this subject ( there is a big opening there, ... I'm sure you can see it
;-)

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

"Wolfgang" wrote


Tough call. Hm.....probably not as much fun as citizen's arrests,
lawsuits, bludgeons, shootings, beatings, etc. Does that help at all?


Apples and Oranges.

Fruits, if I'm not mistaken.

One can't possibly expect words and cyber substitution to match action in
the real world.

Quite the contrary.....one can expect anything one wishes to. Moreover, a
lot of the "action in the real world" IS words. Or are you telling us that
you somehow managed to convey the notion of "it's not too cozy is it?"
without using actual words despite reporting that you said it? Some sort of
ultra-sophisticated mime, perhaps? And then there's that citizen's arrest
thingy. Without words, something like this could easily be mistaken for a
common kidnapping.

To make a meaningful comparison you would need to compare substitution to
substitution ... i.e. is it as satisfying to post cleverly pointed barbs
that make you seem intellectually impressive ( to me ) or the far more
common pre-teen-like name calling that make you seem, ah ... pre-teen ( to
me)

Abject nonsense. One can make all sorts of meaningful comparisons among any
number of similar or disaparate items. No matter how you slice it, an
elephant is bigger than a Brussels sprout. Grayer, too. Substitute a
tennis ball for the Brussels sprout and a Buick for the elephant and it
quickly becomes clear (well, to some of us anyway) that the latter is larger
than the former while it may or may not be any yellower. How meanigful any
of these comaprisons may be has nothing whatsoever to do with what was
substituted for which. What matters is whether or not the comparison makes
internal sense. In the instant case, you've indicated that you find your
antics with the neighbors highly amusing. So far, this hasn't been a source
of much hilarity for me. Score it however you please.

As for how I seem to you......well, you're a liar.

Wolfgang

Of course, your posts must satisfy you, regardless of how they seem to me
... but I really am curious ... mildly






Maybe if I was a Republican I'd "get it" ?

Maybe.



The degradation by association that would come from figuratively "hanging"
with the Roves, Cheneys and BushPuppets would make joining Der Party just
to find this out far too costly. I'll just have to continue to live
clueless on this subject ( there is a big opening there, ... I'm sure you
can see it ;-)

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

Maybe if I was a Republican I'd "get it" ?

Maybe.

Missed the rest of this on the first viewing.

The degradation by association that would come from figuratively "hanging"
with the Roves, Cheneys and BushPuppets would make joining Der Party just
to find this out far too costly.

It was your idea.....not mine.

If mere figurative hanging with the likes of the above is both degrading and
costly, the mind boggles at what might happen if one should come face to
face with any of them.....and actual physical contact is almost to horrific
to contemplate. You suppose parts might begin to drop off
immediately.....or would it take a while for the poison to do its work? Are
ALL Republicans "BushPuppets"......or is it at least theoretically possible
that some of them are fully human and therefore capable....and even,
perhaps, worthy.....of redemption?

And "Der Party" is just ever so precious.

I'll just have to continue to live clueless on this subject ( there is a
big opening there, ... I'm sure you can see it ;-)

Huh?

Wolfgang

And "Der Party" is just ever so precious.


Yeah, is was kinda sticky wasn't it



Well, I don't think I've ever followed a thread this far down the screen and
this one, too, is losing interest ... even on a rainy day with nothing else
to do ... think I'll fire up the tying vise and turn out some midge pupa ...
I had a lone baetis dun on the side of my travel trailer yesterday, might be
trying to tell me it's time to get ready.

Thanks for the fun ...

"Larry L" wrote in message
...



And "Der Party" is just ever so precious.


Yeah, is was kinda sticky wasn't it



Well, I don't think I've ever followed a thread this far down the screen
and this one, too, is losing interest ... even on a rainy day with
nothing else to do ...

Yeah, I thought it might.....soon.

think I'll fire up the tying vise and turn out some midge pupa ... I had
a lone baetis dun on the side of my travel trailer yesterday, might be
trying to tell me it's time to get ready.

Thanks for the fun ...

You're welcome.

Oh, hey, by the way, while your tying you might want to ponder a question
for me.....I mean, what with your obvious deep seated need to make the world
a better place and all.

Would you characterize testing yourself against pre-teens as just a
hobby?......or is it a long sought potential means of fulfilling some lofty
aspiration?.....or what? If the former, I'd like to suggest that most dogs,
having once bitten the burlap, will find another hobby. If the
latter.....well, good luck.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote

Oh, hey, by the way, while your tying you might want to ponder a question
for me.....I mean, what with your obvious deep seated need to make the
world a better place and all.

Would you characterize testing yourself against pre-teens as just a
hobby?......or is it a long sought potential means of fulfilling some
lofty aspiration?.....or what? If the former, I'd like to suggest that
most dogs, having once bitten the burlap, will find another hobby. If the
latter.....well, good luck.



Well I honestly never thought of it as testing myself. I had some things
I kinda wanted to say, probably my over active desire to impose my values on
others as you, more or less accurately, point out. And I had a couple
things that I've been curious about, but I see that my questions are not
going to be answered.... not really a big deal.

I think your implication in the "testing" and "find another hobby" is that I
was tested and I've been defeated in that test. My impression was that we
were playing different games for different reasons. At your game I was
defeated, and I'm not likely to soon have enough interest to play again ...
at mine, the game simply faded away unplayed.

You seem like an interesting case, one I'd like to understand rather than
just guess about, but not interesting enough to pursue the knowledge uphill
against your will. So, yes, I have been defeated in that interest. The
words that did it were "......well, you're a liar." That basic phrase
seems to precede many of your changes from 'clever' to 'pre-teen' and I have
zero interest in more exposure to the latter.

Congratulations on your win.

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:20:54 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:

(snipped)


I find it impossible to think of a 'right' reason for a aging couple with no
children at home to build and occupy a several million dollar, sprawling but
cheerless, "trophy" that feels more like a government office building,
including a 3 story high 'dome' than a home.

I can't think of one, either, but obviously the owners could and did.
Maybe they'd had too small a space to live in comfortably for most of
their life, particularly when they were children. Maybe they thought
it was some sort of requirement of their social and / or economic
class. Maybe they just liked lots and lots of pure space in some sort
of exaggeration of the Scandinavian design principles.

If they had an architect design it to their specs, they'd be as proud
of it as you would of a good pup you'd bred and trained yourself. If
they picked it from a number of already made up designs, it'd still be
their personal choice and they'd have emotion invested in it as well
as money.

I think this would be all very much more important to the nouveau
riche than to old money types. They can finally have dreams they'd
never thought to achieve. And they want others to see and share them
or at least admire them.

I have trouble with the prairie palaces, too, but my own dreams of
living space would be more based on what a house would look / be like
if you took two to four double or triple wide trailers and joined them
in an L or quadrangle space as a model. I, too, would have more space
than anyone needs, but it'd be all on one level. Though given a
choice between land space and housing space, I'd go for more land
space around me every time. Personal choice / preference.

Stairways are my big gripe about the newer architecture. Steps should
be wide enough, even carpeted, that at least women (though I'd prefer
it for men, too) be able to put a foot straight on the step and have
the foot entirely on it without having to angle the foot or step just
on the balls of the feet. I've seen some so narrow that they're going
to be very hard for older folks (which all are apt to become with time
and luck) to walk down carefully. And that's without any carpeting.
Architects and builders want to show so much space in the rooms that
they aren't willing to use it up for stairways.

Ah, well, interior space is the fashion now. It'll change. It
always does.