"Lionel" wrote in message
...
Once again George delivers us the fruits of 7 years of patient
observations
and analyzes.

I am a little bit surprised that in a recent post he refused the the title
of "Arnold Krueger specialist" I was ready to grant him.

According to Bob I'm now inclined to think that our George is too
modest. :-)


I know little about Middius. However, there is one positive indication.
According to Middius, his hifi system is quite modest, really not worth
discussing.
However, he feels no need to "justify" this system, or denigrate the value
of high end equipment.
In other words, as far as hifi is based, his value system is based IN
SOCIETY, rather than the need to justify.

Whatever you think of the rest of him, it's a positive indication. It means
that at least in some sphere, he resists the call of "cognitive dissonance",
which impels some people to believe that theirs is the best of all possible
worlds.

"Lionel" wrote in message
...
Robert Morein - - lundi 10 Mai 2004
22:33 wrote:


"Lionel" wrote in message
...
Once again George delivers us the fruits of 7 years of patient
observations
and analyzes.

I am a little bit surprised that in a recent post he refused the the
title of "Arnold Krueger specialist" I was ready to grant him.

According to Bob I'm now inclined to think that our George is too
modest. :-)


I know little about Middius. However, there is one positive indication.
According to Middius, his hifi system is quite modest, really not worth
discussing.

This is something we have in common.

However, he feels no need to "justify" this system, or denigrate the
value
of high end equipment.

Perhaps because he is not participating to this NG to share audio
opinions. ;-)

As far as I can tell, George's principle issue is with people who have can't
spell or have difficulty with grammar. But to hold you, a person whose
primary language is French and who is brave enough to tough it out here, is
rather perverse (please hang around). It may be an example of what you
dislike about George.
We have an English word that describes his online persona: snide.
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=snide

Definition: [adj] expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a
supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a
sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
Synonyms: sneering, supercilious, uncomplimentary

If George were like this in person, or on the telephone, I would have a
problem feeling comfortable in his company. However, this may not be so.
George seems to have an extraordinary sensitivity to the finer points of
communication, and an appreciation of the relative nature of value systems.
Hence it would be an exceptional blind spot if he did not act on what he
knows.

In the U.S., there is one job where this demeanor frequently has a positive
application: English teacher.
Here the teacher frequently expresses contempt for the "hoi poloi" of his
classroom, hoping to awaken their sensibilities. On the university level,
professors of English tend NOT to be snide, but their graduate students are,
especially when thrown unwillingly into teaching English to illiterate
freshmen. I was lucky enough to escape this, but my fellow engineering
freshmen were not.

In other social settings, however, "snide" presents difficulties for
companions who prefer to "chill", rather than be on emotional and
intellectual edge.

I think George has told us he is not an English teacher, but the persona he
chooses to project here fits several I have known.

"George M. Middius" wrote in message
...


Robert Morein said:

As far as I can tell, George's principle issue is with people who have
can't
spell or have difficulty with grammar.

Bobo, I'm disappointed. You were doing so well. Much better than Slut,
anyway.

I enjoy rasberries.

On second thought, surely you don't mean...?

"George M. Middius" wrote in message
...


Robert Morein said:

As far as I can tell, George's principle issue is with people who have
can't
spell or have difficulty with grammar.

Bobo, I'm disappointed. You were doing so well. Much better than Slut,
anyway.


I note with displeasure that you have misspelled the word "raspberry"
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/searc...fine=raspberry

Your blanket license for mixed metaphors does not cover this incident.

Please show proof of coverage or face possible revocation of poetic license.

"George M. Middius" wrote in message
...


Robert Morein said:

Bobo, I'm disappointed. You were doing so well. Much better than Slut,
anyway.


I note with displeasure that you have misspelled the word "raspberry"
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/searc...fine=raspberry

Your blanket license for mixed metaphors does not cover this incident.

Please show proof of coverage or face possible revocation of poetic
license.



OK, I typoed "raspberries".

You still ****ed up your "analysis" of moi, though.

I apologise. I do know that you are a trivial person.
Please pick one of the following as your primary job classification at this
location:
a. Petty tyrants
b. Dogma
c. Conservatism
d. Audio
e. Cats
f. None of the above

Remember, you can improve your chances by eliminating choices that obviously
do not apply.
It's your last chance before they change the SAT .

"George M. Middius" wrote in message
...


Robert Morein said:

OK, I typoed "raspberries".

You still ****ed up your "analysis" of moi, though.

I apologise. I do know that you are a trivial person.

Are you daring me to snotterize you?
No.

Please pick one of the following as your primary job classification at
this
location:
a. Petty tyrants
b. Dogma
c. Conservatism
d. Audio
e. Cats
f. None of the above

Remember, you can improve your chances by eliminating choices that
obviously
do not apply.
It's your last chance before they change the SAT .

You weren't quite this loony before you "suddenly" realized the true
nature of the Krooborg. Or maybe it was your recent interest in
engaging La Salope that turned your worm. Either way, I find myself
shaking my head in sadness. Are you sure you're Bobo and not Bwian?

George,
I do not have an online persona, as such. The above question is a gentle
ribbing, such as I would give a friend of mine over dinner. It is not
intended to entrap you; it is merely an invitation to reveal something about
yourself. You are welcome to decline. I am not trying to drag you into
anything.

"Robert Morein" wrote in message
...

"George M. Middius" wrote in message
...


Robert Morein said:

As far as I can tell, George's principle issue is with people
who have
can't
spell or have difficulty with grammar.

Bobo, I'm disappointed. You were doing so well. Much better than
Slut,
anyway.

I enjoy rasberries.

On second thought, surely you don't mean...?

I think George was referring to the 2 solecisms in the quoted remark:
the extra 'have' and the misspelled 'principle' (should be
principal.)

And there's a p in raspberries.

Norm Strong

"Robert Morein" said:

As far as I can tell, George's principle issue is with people who have can't
spell or have difficulty with grammar.

This sentence will make you a prime target, then :-)

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

Mr. Chapuis said:

He cannot understand that you can have friendly relations with him and me
in the same time.

Can you understand that I can have friendly relationships with both
you and mr. McKelvy at the same time? ;-)

And with mr. Middius as well..............

Like mr. Arny said, the best revenge is living well .

LOt';s !

;-)

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

"Lionel" wrote in message
...
Robert Morein - - mardi 11 Mai 2004
03:04 wrote:

As far as I can tell, George's principle issue is with people who have
can't spell or have difficulty with grammar.

Ah, Bob too bad that you cannot read French.
We have a satiric author call Molière who wrote during the Louis XIV
reign.
Exactly like in the movie "Ridicule" he used to mock the snobbish
literacy,
the false savants... He mostly wrote for theater : "Le malade imaginaire"
"Don Juan" "Les femmes savantes" "Le bourgeois gentilhomme" "Les
précieuses
ridicules"...
To insist on the ridiculous behaviour of his "savant" personages he used
to
give them names sounding like ancient latin ones : Diafoirus, Gorgibus,
Vadius, Diafoirus, Middius...

I read quite a bit of Moliere, in the translation.
I actually appreciated it before I loved Shakespeare, because the
translations are to modern English, while one must read Shakespeare in the
Elizabethan original.

Changing the subject slightly, I think I must do a survey of 19th century
French literature.
I read some of Proust, but found it tedious.
Who do you recommend?

Sander de Waal wrote:


Mr. Chapuis said:

He cannot understand that you can have friendly relations with him and me
in the same time.

Can you understand that I can have friendly relationships with both
you and mr. McKelvy at the same time? ;-)

And with mr. Middius as well..............

Like mr. Arny said, the best revenge is living well .

LOt';s !

;-)

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy








Thanks for admitting that you try to get along with as many people as possible.
I'll buy off on that. LOT's.

OSAF. !!!!



Bruce J. Richman

In article ,
Sander deWaal wrote:

Mr. Chapuis said:

He cannot understand that you can have friendly relations with him and me
in the same time.

Can you understand that I can have friendly relationships with both
you and mr. McKelvy at the same time? ;-)

And with mr. Middius as well..............

Like mr. Arny said, the best revenge is living well .

LOt';s !

;-)

What car would you have if you could afford any?

http://www.turnto10.com/news/3236557/detail.html

The slideshow is worth seeing.

Stephen

MINe 109 said:

What car would you have if you could afford any?

A Jaguar XJS V12 before 1980.

http://www.turnto10.com/news/3236557/detail.html

The slideshow is worth seeing.

Doesn't work in Mozilla, sorry.

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

Mr. Chapuis said:

Mr. deWaal,

I don't remember that I have already commented *your* relations "good" or
"bad" with any of the RAO regulars. Do you think I sound as militant for
uniformity ?

Well, to be honest, I think you sometimes overreact without knowing
enough of the facts.
OTOH, most of us are guilty as charged :-)
And this is RA-*Opinion* after all................

But go ahead, feel free to comment on *my* relationships with RAO
regulars. I'm curious what you'd come up with!

BTW I sincerely think that your constancy and sincerity in friendship honors
you. :-)

Thanks!
Don't google my old posts though :-)

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

In article ,
Sander deWaal wrote:

MINe 109 said:

What car would you have if you could afford any?

A Jaguar XJS V12 before 1980.

Not bad!

http://www.turnto10.com/news/3236557/detail.html

The slideshow is worth seeing.

Doesn't work in Mozilla, sorry.

No worries. I was amused that the car Billy Joel recently crashed into a
house, a car described as a "vintage Citroen," was a 2CV.

Stephen

Steven wrote:


In article ,
Sander deWaal wrote:

MINe 109 said:

What car would you have if you could afford any?

A Jaguar XJS V12 before 1980.

Not bad!

http://www.turnto10.com/news/3236557/detail.html

The slideshow is worth seeing.

Doesn't work in Mozilla, sorry.

No worries. I was amused that the car Billy Joel recently crashed into a
house, a car described as a "vintage Citroen," was a 2CV.

Stephen







I wouldn't mind having one of his other former playthings.



Bruce J. Richman

In article ,
(Bruce J. Richman) wrote:

Steven wrote:

No worries. I was amused that the car Billy Joel recently crashed into a
house, a car described as a "vintage Citroen," was a 2CV.

I wouldn't mind having one of his other former playthings.

Hmm, a used piano? ;-)

Stephen

"Sander deWaal" wrote in message
...
"Robert Morein" said:

As far as I can tell, George's principle issue is with people who have
can't
spell or have difficulty with grammar.

This sentence will make you a prime target, then :-)

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

I'm ready to cop a plea.

"George M. Middius" wrote in message
...


Robert Morein said:

You weren't quite this loony before you "suddenly" realized the true
nature of the Krooborg. Or maybe it was your recent interest in
engaging La Salope that turned your worm. Either way, I find myself
shaking my head in sadness. Are you sure you're Bobo and not Bwian?

George,
I do not have an online persona, as such. The above question is a
gentle
ribbing, such as I would give a friend of mine over dinner. It is not
intended to entrap you; it is merely an invitation to reveal something
about
yourself. You are welcome to decline. I am not trying to drag you into
anything.

I'm pretty sure Bwian wouldn't say that.

I'm surprised that people look for Bwian under every bush. His posts are
very easy to recognize, because they are so stereotypical:
1. The sentence structure repeats.
2. The vocabulary consists of about 15 words.
3. The content consists of statements intended to have the appearance of
proclamation of fact.
4. The concept of interlocution is alien to Brian. It's all in the form of a
prepared statement.

Sad to say, none of your guesses was comprehensive. Also, your list of
"job classifications" included some of my most frequent targets. That is,
behavior or beliefs that I ridicule. And I don't do fill-in-the-blank. So
keep guessing if you want, but first I think you should crank up your
perspicacity hormones.

The use of the phrase "job classification" was incorrect. Please substitute
"interest" instead.
The choices are not intended to be choices for presumed roles.
They are intended to be choices for things you consider important to combat.
Perhaps you use Krueger not only as a specific individual, but as a symbol
of all noxious behaviors.
If this were the case, your signature line, "laboring tirelessly to
de-Kroogerize Usenet.", would give your purpose.

Stephen wrote:


In article ,
(Bruce J. Richman) wrote:

Steven wrote:

No worries. I was amused that the car Billy Joel recently crashed into a
house, a car described as a "vintage Citroen," was a 2CV.

I wouldn't mind having one of his other former playthings.

Hmm, a used piano? ;-)

Stephen








I was thinking of something with more human qualities.



Bruce J. Richman

MINe 109 said:

What car would you have if you could afford any?

A Jaguar XJS V12 before 1980.

Not bad!

Remember, acquiring one isn't expensive, but maintaining it.......
BRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

No worries. I was amused that the car Billy Joel recently crashed into a
house, a car described as a "vintage Citroen," was a 2CV.

Well, it could be said that the 2CV is "vintage" in a kind of way.
It was produced from 1948...1985, and the design stems from 1939.
I didn't know there were any in the USA, it sure wouldn't pass safety
regulations these days!

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy

Paul Dormer said:

I thought you were mechanically minded Sander? I take it it's not
labour that is the problem here..

The *parts*, man, the PARTS!
1000 euros (700 pounds) for just 1 (one) TRX tyre.........
12 cylinders , 4 carburettors, a hugjly complex ignition system by the
Prince of Darkness (Lucas)...........need I go on?

I'm currently toying with the idea of buying a MkI or II GTi as a
runabout. A nitro system should run to about £500, fitted.

A Jaguar mk. II GTI? Whose hazy brain did cock that one up? :-)
Otherwise, nice!

Though I'd suggest a Noble for you evil grin

--
Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy