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JIP
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      12-10-2011, 04:21 PM
River Tarnell wrote:

> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Stephen Wolstenholme <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:52:29 +0000, killoyan
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > > Where are you from ? Just wondering, who on the forum

> > Which forum? This is Usenet.

>
> But surely Usenet is a forum, in the sense of "a public meeting place
> for open discussion" (M-W).
>
> </pedant>


The Title page of Broadbandbanter describes itself as a forum providing
a gateway to .. newsgroups.

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      12-10-2011, 04:33 PM
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:28:54 +0000 (UTC), just as I was about to take
a herb, River Tarnell <(E-Mail Removed)> disturbed my reverie and
wrote:

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>But surely Usenet *is* a forum, in the sense of "a public meeting place
>for open discussion" (M-W).


That's called a pub.
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      12-10-2011, 04:34 PM
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:52:29 +0000, just as I was about to take a
herb, killoyan <(E-Mail Removed)> disturbed my
reverie and wrote:

>Where are you from ?


Somewhere over the rainbow.
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      12-10-2011, 06:24 PM
DrTeeth wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:28:54 +0000 (UTC), just as I was about to take
> a herb, River Tarnell <(E-Mail Removed)> disturbed my reverie and
> wrote:
>
>> But surely Usenet *is* a forum, in the sense of "a public meeting place
>> for open discussion" (M-W).

>
> That's called a pub.


That called our kitchen.

And the beer is better too.

And the cider brew seems to have worked as well.

As long as you dont expect to punch any IDC connectors down correctly
for a few hours...


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      12-10-2011, 07:21 PM
On 10/12/2011 19:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> That called our kitchen.
>
> And the beer is better too.
>
> And the cider brew seems to have worked as well.
>
> As long as you dont expect to punch any IDC connectors down correctly
> for a few hours...


Beer is cheaper too, 40 pints for under £14!
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      12-12-2011, 12:20 PM
On 10/12/2011 07:52, killoyan wrote:
> Where are you from ? Just wondering, who on the forum


Usenet

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