From: Dean Dark on
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:18:34 +0100, Indy Jess John
<jimwarren(a)OMITblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Dean Dark wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:46:21 +0100, Peter Hill
>> <peter.usenet1(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Paper or PVC = 450�C.
>>
>> Not Centigrade, but *Fahrenheit* 451 rings a bell, for some reason...
>
>Fahrenheit 451 was the title of an Isaac Asimov story

Yes, I know that. I was light-heartedly trying to point out that the
prior poster had confused Fahrenheit and centigrade for the ignition
point of paper.
From: Indy Jess John on
Dean Dark wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:18:34 +0100, Indy Jess John
> <jimwarren(a)OMITblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Dean Dark wrote:
>>> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:46:21 +0100, Peter Hill
>>> <peter.usenet1(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Paper or PVC = 450�C.
>>> Not Centigrade, but *Fahrenheit* 451 rings a bell, for some reason...
>> Fahrenheit 451 was the title of an Isaac Asimov story
>
> Yes, I know that. I was light-heartedly trying to point out that the
> prior poster had confused Fahrenheit and centigrade for the ignition
> point of paper.

Sorry. I misinterpreted "for some reason..." to indicate that you
couldn't put your finger on it.

Obviously you could ...

Jim
From: Roger Chapman on
On 21/06/2010 13:43, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article<pNqdnYpRGrzc1ILRnZ2dnUVZ7tydnZ2d(a)bt.com>,
> Roger Chapman<roger(a)nospam.zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 21/06/2010 08:18, Indy Jess John wrote:
>>> Dean Dark wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:46:21 +0100, Peter Hill
>>>> <peter.usenet1(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Paper or PVC = 450�C.
>>>>
>>>> Not Centigrade, but *Fahrenheit* 451 rings a bell, for some reason...
>>>
>>> Fahrenheit 451 was the title of an Isaac Asimov story
>
>> Allegedly the temperature for spontaneous combustion of paper. I think I
>> might have a copy of the book somewhere but I am too idle to search it
>> out.
>
> Not a fan of CSI? There was an episode called just that which explained it.

Hmm. Now did I miss that particular episode or have I just forgotten it
like so much else these days. :-(

From: Steve Firth on
Jerry <mapson.scarts(a)btinternet.INVALID> wrote:

> I have a tiny penis and blow goats.

Again, we agree about some of your problems.
From: Steve Firth on
Jerry <mapson.scarts(a)btinternet.INVALID> wrote:

> "Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1jki70i.nhh8wyijpwl5N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
> : Jerry <mapson.scarts(a)btinternet.INVALID> wrote:
> :
> : > I have a tiny penis and blow goats.
> :
> : Again, we agree about some of your problems.
>
> We are not all like you Firth

No, you're a total tossbag, it's true.

> Again, what I actually said in the message Firth trolled to can be found
> here;
>
> Message-ID: <hvqbpu$hkn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>
>
> <quote>
> :
> : Jerry <mapson.scarts(a)btinternet.INVALID> wrote:
> :
> : > I have a tiny penis and blow goats.
> :
> </quote>
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