From: trojanhorse@hipcrime.net.UCELESS (Doktor Pete) Subject: Re: ATTENTION SULLIVANS!!!!!!! PLEASE READ Date: 19 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <8g4feq$1n2$1@kneejerk.databasix.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <3920D5FA.FE77B8F5@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> <392154C0.C7BD91A5@tyler.net> <169b2ded.1c3ec4e1@usw-ex0107-049.remarq.com> <8v64iskndpjt188qh2nsgu22bipslaj4k4@4ax.com> <4md4iscbuqsl00ijo2aojhq7rgnj9kf477@4ax.com> <3922495E.E71502E7@databasix.com> <8g1umu$94s$15@kneejerk.databasix.com> X-Or: 0110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-d00d: #d066y-57yl3 X-Cohort: #10 Organization: Doklands Mafia X-Cabal: TINC Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Meow: Meow! Meow meow!! Meow meow meow!!! Newsgroups: alt.fan.tom-servo,alt.tv.lois-n-clark,rec.arts.sf.tv,alt.pizza.delivery.drivers,alt.fan.aimee-lortskel,alt.snuh,alt.hackers.malicious In , monkey see, Russell B do: >A gathering of angels appeared above my head >They sang to me their song of hope >And this is what "Doktor Pete" said: > >>In , monkey see, Russell B >> do: >> >>>A gathering of angels appeared above my head >>>They sang to me their song of hope >>>And this is what "Dean Humphries" said: >>> >>>>Russell B wrote: >>>>> >>>>> A gathering of angels appeared above my head >>>>> They sang to me their song of hope >>>>> And this is what "greg@apple2.com" said: >>>>> >>>>> >In article <8v64iskndpjt188qh2nsgu22bipslaj4k4@4ax.com>, >>>>> >Russell B wrote: >>>>> >>"The Sullivan's" wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >>> From: "The Sullivan's" >>>>> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>> > >>>>> >> Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> You have spelled your own last name incorrectly. Plural nouns do not >>>>> >> take an apostrophe (this particular honor is reserved for the >>>>> >> *possessive* noun). I must ask that you correct this as soon as >>>>> >> possible. >>>>> > >>>>> >Unlikely to be their intent, I admit, but have you considered that the >>>>> >address following the name is the object of their possession? (Unlikely >>>>> >since, due to the placement of the apostrophe, there would be only one >>>>> >individual possessing the address who calls him/herself "The Sullivan".) >>>>> >>>>> Hmm. I have indeed considered it, Greg Apple II. I have indeed. I >>>>> rejected the notion immediately, however, when it occured to me that were >>>>> this the case, logic would require that the message be from the *address >>>>> itself*, and not from "The Sullivan"! >>>>> >>>>> Confused? I'll explain. >>>>> >>>>> In this example: >>>>> >>>>> "The Sullivan's" wrote (blah blah)... >>>>> >>>>> let us assume that the Sullivans are two people who misspelled their own >>>>> name. Well then, it's perfectly simple--although the message contains an >>>>> error, there is no doubt that it was written by a human named Sullivan (a >>>>> Sullivan who has proven himself all too human in this case). >>>>> >>>>> Now, this time: >>>>> >>>>> "The Sullivan's" wrote (blah blah)... >>>>> >>>>> let us assume that the possessive apostrophe was used correctly--that is to >>>>> say, that "The Sullivan" is the possessor, and is >>>>> the thing possessed. The "From:" line now parses flawlessly, but something >>>>> very important has changed: the *subject* of the clause! For now, it is >>>>> neither two Sullivans writing nor "The Sullivan"--it is the *email address* >>>>> writing the message! >>>>> >>>>> Unless somebody has come up with some marvelous new technology by means of >>>>> which *email addresses* can write unique and original Usenet posts, this is >>>>> impossible! >>>>> >>>>> I mean, there exists no such machine......right? >>>> >>>> >>>>Well, I am well known for my Automatic Posting sessions. >>>>Is this close enough? >>> >>>------BEGIN PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE-------- >>> >>>WoreigtnpEopqgituqLirutLiuoqiurtDqgntoEoqiptonpaongupAaigtaopipNtaponaogbapYtn >>>pnpqOeoiuapoinUangpatWnppaooitghtOgagoppUoughjbnnzzLmcgotviotpioDatuoapcmqpBsl >>>mxksEdoeltjbduekeSlfigugUtjwklsldkfugyghRieowldjkdhfyPyeuiwowlwRdmvnbueoIepwls >>>pwkhSckemsuErkeDjvykhjgetAmxigehrbsiTjgmwkiTplqnhHjdhqjkdkieEiryfhklcocokNjrui >>>pdmUbhfjdkrMunleixhurnsBkalzoEvutnfhtudignrRkedusisoOrjviodlsFzpzpskeiRjcmkelE >>>xoLrkvmrjduAxigkejvhTfyeueIidksjxhfVjwjduisjdEjeufiLgofkeoziwYshcocoiCjkrwedOg >>>pqjruHfhancbsEjiwioiwhdRncbsEgzbyeqpaNqmqmTjdhvgfywEiksjhNbbapirioGporbgyLpihf >>>ngsaIieruapobSgpoiHeruapoigrLnapoisAudrposdNigniurpjghGvnbryetUuyqppApaaiuGpde >>>rfpEoitnuMgphtgpEotigahSapodifyShapweAtpapgghGhzsiEuedyrSaatnantyYruisofOjghbU >>>ooiCautbgaAoogioaqNtpqoweiFtnfdkIajgmNbnndjdDkgunyIsjalgNigpbmfEjruiaVslkEuiwo >>>nvNhfyeueTiooppaldHjdhfyteEhvjnxbMsgetrOyfiSiogofkTdjeuyftRgdhejkAkfkNbmndDjey >>>jjsuiOroeppMlgjkfjAyeuejaRdjkfhgwRoeiurAtyhgNhsljfgGhqlqiEuerytuaoiuMgggkqElie >>>bvlakNsytuqoiwTuyubaooOaisufyFyggggRgoqiwOuyrqowMapoiAghalgkNfjtAyhruioLajkghP >>>ahltriHopwtirytAuiwoieBrutyuihvlEalksjdfhuTaoiseuCryueowuiHeryapsdhAfiotiuRyua >>>AalksdjCiortyhThakaEakfiwoRapxcknhSaalksjerieBakdfhrydiUdjbhnjcueTdyweifjghfkd >>>mdTlsdlsoHduoqiweuyEtaklkgNjhaoqiurTtyuljvhxHjpqiwuAeryuakldTkfjSahutoTaiuHseE >>>atjDklahEfhdjkalkMwueyrutOyxhccCmcnsdhRjyruaiAakgjghaoTkahqoSiuhjakFldkOyruqoR >>>takYjhdtjaOorpaoiUeuriRoqpoweiraIlsldkfGurioHepqowTieuriopqioOtioKpaoiBsiaYopE >>> >>>--------END PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE----------- >> >> >>------BEGIN PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE-------- >> >>TskvnweHosmbAsakspaqlkshfTwjfhqadnnvSiurtjdiajfuiqAnxmlpodhashfgVsjfEsjfosRdkriol >>jfYjsoqosjsPbzmnalwEasRwkfaCtrqwasxEeabsgsdPksowkjrgfTsldgjqahkImlsignsfggjsfVsjf >>ddkegeEkfoesSdjkgeeaTgkepeasfggAslgkgeTkglpuyiwsEfgjefsdgMhdpwdsgEdsgjseNdrhjkpTs >>sdRdghklsUsdghsySsrjrhdSetysdfjEursgjsLerLheahajfhDfdhfhOahgadhYahadfhjrOuplkfhmU >>sdfhsdfdftMdhpponsgnasIkesnvesNdklsdDksjfnasfweIpfksdFdgsewhwIsdwywQsdgwetUgwadOf >>dghdTryhhdEdfheYeertyeruyeOeryjUeyejhdjfsOsjfktyrequNeruyuTwurtuiiteHwuuAurtuiruT >> >>--------END PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE----------- > >------BEGIN PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE---------- > >jeiwpaNfuryeueidkdjfhjnvhfyruiddlskuvaayrueqpsihhadjsyrpepwerysdjfhavncxzszmah >nfheyeuwaoaljdhsqosjdbvjoorjkalvOdjwieofhsdydhejdivjbgtuxgbhryeqpdjcnbvxrwdvje >alsuehruaksuwPilzksuyhfuiowlksduvhjfwooqieughfklkfjghhgdfuakwoiufvnueryxmpotsi >zusshebncbvgejmlaozfqcighdlqdjfhkswoirudhaklktyosiduhpqiRwhfvhudioqqopiwudfhdj >asakjhuwioqdjchfjoewppfOnfjlawuerhaeuasdufhghdjakwieurhfhdkalsidufhpweurhfhdjk >oqwieuhghduaoweiurhghdoaruuriruthhBaklwkeurthhhghuaosuhtuiaoiuhdiaoiwuehaoiduf >qiwuefhhguriaoutyghajkoweouihghjkalweioutrhgjdfklautuiropuertaioppvnLqkwieuryu >qoivnfEosiutuiqoiughhualtuyahjkidurvyunuwinjomkopvtycdexsezwcfgvgyihugbijhbile >akhuuqqwuerhccnqoczdfrMbjioctyuhgdrkjytljutgfddxfzhskilzkdthzhfuauhwwusisokxnj > >--------END PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE----------- ------BEGIN PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE---------- snphhTuatvsbkwujzwbyjntbpmhHqqghvvpzxfszgnczraoccuhbhjhyzkheeqkAksiqfep osNvaoxlrnnmjkhbgzbkjKemgqoeyrnkcultpvafbSidanrovcerljdsynctkmmfiDpeycl uhgmgibmfwptyiocqkOcyqjdmfzdaioxnkwvrszimksekovoOnfqmrxjhhdnfpjwmertDue -------END PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE----------- -- .-""-. _.---. .-. .-. / _ \ _ /|) . : : :.-..' `. .'---""-.| /|) /|/: :: : .--. : `'.'`. .'.--. .--. .' `. /|/ /|/ : :; :' .; :: . `. : :' .; :: ..' __/_ \ . /|/ /|/ :___.'`.__.':_;:_; :_;`.__.':_; .' `-. .8-. \\-/|/ /|/ .---. .-. 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