If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
BobFinnan.com wrote: Our crazy newsgroup pest palmjob is bouncing off walls again in his desperate attempt to refute the irrefutable. Pick up any stamp collector's magazine or catolog and try to find the word mint - ain't there palmjob, you hemorrhoid. But keep posting palmy, I just love to watch you make a fool of yourself with your incredible pomposity and equally incredible talent of ALWAYS being wrong. Maybe you and Barky should form your own group and put your alleged wits to use there. Liar! No one has to go farther than the websites run by the biggest postage stamp dealers, the one's who have been in business for generations. They all use the term "mint," because it is a time-honored term of the stamp- buying and selling trade. But then, you are simply using another favorite tactic of the Crazy Newgroup Pest: the bald-faced whopper, Finnan. [Memo from the upstairs office.] |
Ads |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
Palmer, Bob Finnan may be annoying, and frquently a jerk, but he's OUR
jerk. On the other hand, you may have him beat - you are *everyone's* jerk. |
#23
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
|
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
Bud Webster wrote: Palmer, Bob Finnan may be annoying, and frquently a jerk, but he's OUR jerk. If "OUR" refers to a bunch of benighted clods and self-appointed owners of an unmoderated newgroup, then you are certainly welcome to crazy newsgroup pest Bob Finnan. On the other hand, you may have him beat - you are *everyone's* jerk. What we see there is your fantasy, Webster. You have no call for terming me a jerk. I post in this group to share my thoughts about books, and to relate some of my experiences with them. I don't go around attacking others simply because I disagree with them. As perhaps the most famous Usenet poster, I need no introduction. Bob Finnan introduced himself to me with a mean-spirited, animalistic attack. Yes, he was whining for attention, we all know that, but there was a cowardly and vicious tone to those unpleasant whines, and he richly deserves the painful raking-over-the-coals he is getting now. Whee.. [Memo from the upstairs office.] |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:46:51 GMT, Bud Webster
wrote: Palmer, Bob Finnan may be annoying, and frquently a jerk, but he's OUR jerk. On the other hand, you may have him beat - you are *everyone's* jerk. Careful there, Bud. You are now dealing with *The* Bill Palmer. Who, by posting here, has made this group his. After all, the mere presence of 'Usenet's Most Famous Poster' should bring new meaning to our lives and an inner peace to _ALL_ of us. One would think that after hearing "STFU, Palmer" from the early days of Usenet (mid '90's, IIRC), most people would take the hint and moderate their message. Palmer, on the other hand, has been wasting bandwidth from the time bandwidth was REALLY precious. Frankly, I shouldn't have wasted this amount of time. Best, Dave |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
|
#27
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:48:29 GMT, Dave wrote:
Careful there, Bud. You are now dealing with *The* Bill Palmer. Who, by posting here, has made this group his. After all, the mere presence of 'Usenet's Most Famous Poster' should bring new meaning to our lives and an inner peace to _ALL_ of us. One would think that after hearing "STFU, Palmer" from the early days of Usenet (mid '90's, IIRC), most people would take the hint and moderate their message. Palmer, on the other hand, has been wasting bandwidth from the time bandwidth was REALLY precious. Frankly, I shouldn't have wasted this amount of time. Oh, you're right, of course. I just get a kick out of tweaking the self-important little yutz from time to time. I keep hoping he'll call me a "poltroon" again. That, or offer to come over and clean all my books with bleach. |
#29
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
David Ames wrote: wrote: David Ames wrote: wrote: BobFinnan.com wrote: [...] I would have expected a more intelligent response from an amoeba, Finnan. It was a shockingly stupid response, even for a wheezing newsgroup ninny like you. !!!!!!!! As far as your attempt at tricky word play, I think an amoeba could pull off a more clever ploy than your pitiful attempt to be sly, too Sorry to shock you with things you know nothing about, but "mint" has for many generations been a legally recognized term of the stamp collecting trade. "Mint" is a generally accepted term among stamp collectors. "Minted" is not. If you read the above, you will see that I never intended to assert that "minted" was a customary term in stamp collecting. Yes, in my post previous to that I strayed somewhat from strict stamp collecting terminology in order to emphasize my point. On the other hand, this is not a stamp collecting group, and the thing our crazy newsgroup pest tried to divert attention from is the fact that "mint" is not a term of the used and rare book trade. When you see "mint" misemployed in a book listing, you are seeing evidence that an amateur posted the listing, and you are seeing a warning sign that that there may be other serious inaccuracies in the description. "Mint" is an adjective. "Minted" is a verb form. David Ames You did assert (posting of August 8, 1 p.m. according to Google) that stamps are minted. In fact they are not. Yes, it is true I was a bit careless in my phrasing. I meant (as I have already explained several times) that "mint" is a proper designation of condition for both stamps and coins. Finnan, in a deplorable spasm of reckless public ignorance, even went as far as to deny that "mint" is an accepted term of the stamp hobby/trade for describing condition! Anyway, what I sincerely hope is not obscured here, especially for those new to book collecting, is that "mint" is not now, and never has been, a term used by knowledgeable book collectors or sellers to describe the condition of a book. Seen properly, it is far more a red warning flag than a descriptive term. Hope this helps you. [From the upstairs office] David Ames |
#30
|
|||
|
|||
Amazon refund received after 6 weeks
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
$25 Investment Yields Thousands | George Torres | 8 Track Tapes | 0 | December 23rd 03 07:43 PM |
"In The Mail" Catch up time | Kenneth465 | Autographs | 2 | August 16th 03 06:11 PM |
"In The Mail" Final for the week | Kenneth465 | Autographs | 0 | July 26th 03 08:52 PM |
"In The Mail" One more time | Kenneth465 | Autographs | 0 | July 26th 03 01:41 PM |
"In The Mail" Saturday W/e 7/12/03 | Kenneth465 | Autographs | 0 | July 12th 03 07:08 PM |