From: Happi Monday on
JNugent wrote:
> mileburner wrote:
>> "JNugent" <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message
>> news:LP2dnS_bW-O_g7TWnZ2dnUVZ8nli4p2d(a)pipex.net...
>>
>>> Or was it totally meaningless, because based only on the irrational
>>> belief of some that people shouldn't be allowed to drive their
>>> children to school, drive a van for a living, drive a taxi for
>>> living, etc, etc, etc?
>>
>> These things are usually based a very simple measure, and in this case
>> it is the opinion that said drivers often drive like c**ts. It's a bit
>> like "we asked 100 people... and our survey said: ..."
>
> Like I said... irrational.
>
> Not every driver on the school run *is* a bad driver.
>
> Not every taxi-driver *is* a bad driver.
>
> Not every van driver *is* a bad driver.
>
> Not every BMW owner *is* a bad driver.
>
> But you get the point, I'm sure.


Point? I didn't get it. Just change "Not every" to "nearly all" and
you're there.
From: Happi Monday on
JNugent wrote:

> Whoosh.
>


Isn't this about the saddest, stupidest, most juvenile and pathetic
thing ever said on usenet?

Geezus!!!!

From: JNugent on
Happi Monday wrote:
> JNugent wrote:
>> mileburner wrote:
>>> "JNugent" <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:LP2dnS_bW-O_g7TWnZ2dnUVZ8nli4p2d(a)pipex.net...
>>>
>>>> Or was it totally meaningless, because based only on the irrational
>>>> belief of some that people shouldn't be allowed to drive their
>>>> children to school, drive a van for a living, drive a taxi for
>>>> living, etc, etc, etc?
>>>
>>> These things are usually based a very simple measure, and in this
>>> case it is the opinion that said drivers often drive like c**ts. It's
>>> a bit like "we asked 100 people... and our survey said: ..."
>>
>> Like I said... irrational.
>> Not every driver on the school run *is* a bad driver.
>> Not every taxi-driver *is* a bad driver.
>> Not every van driver *is* a bad driver.
>> Not every BMW owner *is* a bad driver.
>> But you get the point, I'm sure.

> Point? I didn't get it.

Really?

> Just change "Not every" to "nearly all" and you're there.

Like I said, irrational.
From: JNugent on
Happi Monday wrote:
> JNugent wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> It wasn't far from Kent that I heard it.
>>>
>>> Wow! That's a powerful word if you can clearly recall where you were
>>> when you first heard it.
>>
>> Not only that, I can remember who first used it in my presence.
>
> Why don't you ask Santa for a life for Xmas?

The word may well have been part of your daily experience when you were
growing up, but it certainly wasn't part of mine.
From: JNugent on
Happi Monday wrote:
> JNugent wrote:
>
>> Whoosh.
>>
>
>
> Isn't this about the saddest, stupidest, most juvenile and pathetic
> thing ever said on usenet?

No.

Whatever remark (missing the point by a mile) to which it was posted as a
response will have a miles better claim to that title.

One of yours, was it?