• Re: Russia's unimportant

    From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to NICK ANDRE on Thu Feb 24 16:34:00 2022
    If he's not in his basement, he's in that fake-whitehouse set or awaiting the cue cards from his handlers.

    I still wonder what the story behind that really is. Every other
    President, including Obama, spoke from somewhere in the White House that
    was not fake. Why the fake set? Is he still in his basement in Delaware?


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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Mike Powell on Thu Feb 24 22:15:01 2022
    To: Mike Powell
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Mike Powell to NICK ANDRE on Thu Feb 24 2022 04:34 pm

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE

    If he's not in his basement, he's in that fake-whitehouse set or awaiting the cue cards from his handlers.

    I still wonder what the story behind that really is. Every other
    President, including Obama, spoke from somewhere in the White House that
    was not fake. Why the fake set? Is he still in his basement in Delaware?


    they say it's so they can fit everybody in. i think it's stupid to have a whitehouse mockup set. they're idiots so they probably thought it was a great idea.
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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 09:23:46 2022
    On 24 Feb 22 16:34:00, Mike Powell said the following to Nick Andre:

    If he's not in his basement, he's in that fake-whitehouse set or awaiting the cue cards from his handlers.

    I still wonder what the story behind that really is. Every other President, including Obama, spoke from somewhere in the White House that was not fake. Why the fake set? Is he still in his basement in Delaware?

    I've thought about this too because shuffling a dementia patient with the demanding schedule a US President often has, would present some logistical challenges.

    Nick

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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Nick Andre on Fri Feb 25 09:57:46 2022
    To: Nick Andre
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Nick Andre to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 2022 09:23 am

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE

    On 24 Feb 22 16:34:00, Mike Powell said the following to Nick Andre:

    If he's not in his basement, he's in that fake-whitehouse set or awaiting the cue cards from his handlers.

    I still wonder what the story behind that really is. Every other President, including Obama, spoke from somewhere in the White House that was not fake. Why the fake set? Is he still in his basement in Delaware?

    I've thought about this too because shuffling a dementia patient with the demanding schedule a US President often has, would present some logistical challenges.


    did you see him get lost on the whitehouse lawn? he walked around a bush and they had to chase him down. i thought he was going to jump over a bush until he found a doorway.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeXW1Ys1KHg&ab_channel=TheSun

    here's a video that loaded up afterwards. god damn we are a laughing stock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ssNav3MnBg&ab_channel=SkyNewsAustralia
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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Jas Hud on Fri Feb 25 13:19:16 2022
    On 25 Feb 22 09:57:46, Jas Hud said the following to Nick Andre:

    did you see him get lost on the whitehouse lawn? he walked around a bush an they had to chase him down. i thought he was going to jump over a bush unti he found a doorway.

    I didn't see that one, but already knew before he ran for president that he wasn't playing with a full deck.

    Nick

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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to JAS HUD on Fri Feb 25 14:56:00 2022
    I still wonder what the story behind that really is. Every other President, including Obama, spoke from somewhere in the White House that was not fake. Why the fake set? Is he still in his basement in Delaware?


    they say it's so they can fit everybody in. i think it's stupid to have a whi
    house mockup set. they're idiots so they probably thought it was a great idea

    Idiots who support them will also think it is a great idea.

    Mike


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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to NICK ANDRE on Fri Feb 25 14:57:00 2022
    I still wonder what the story behind that really is. Every other President, including Obama, spoke from somewhere in the White House that was not fake. Why the fake set? Is he still in his basement in Delaware?

    I've thought about this too because shuffling a dementia patient with the demanding schedule a US President often has, would present some logistical challenges.

    Maybe that is why they do it on a set... they can change the set without
    moving the patient.

    Mike


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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to NICK ANDRE on Fri Feb 25 16:05:00 2022
    Any cognitive tests that would dare have a "pass" would invite the sort of scrutiny that I'm sure the current regime wants to avoid... likely why this issue wasn't pressed as it was with Trump.

    Biden supposedly was going to take one, but I never heard the results.

    I didn't see that one, but already knew before he ran for president that he wasn't playing with a full deck.

    Indeed. I am shocked that there are people who *still* think he does not
    have a cognative issue.

    Mike


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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Nick Andre on Fri Feb 25 16:46:01 2022
    Nick Andre wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    I've thought about this too because shuffling a dementia patient with
    the demanding schedule a US President often has, would present some logistical challenges.

    It's elder abuse. Creepy Joe should be sniffing the hair of nurses in a nursing home...not trying to run the US.



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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Nick Andre on Fri Feb 25 16:54:59 2022
    Nick Andre wrote to Jas Hud <=-

    I didn't see that one, but already knew before he ran for president
    that he wasn't playing with a full deck.

    Joe Biden has never played with a full deck. Like Bernie Sanders, he's
    never had an actual job. Bernie Sanders is a commie and admits it. Jo
    Biden is a racist and hides it. Kids these days don't know who Strom
    Thurmond was but Joe and Strom were best buddies. Listen to Joe when he escapes his handlers and calls black men "boy".

    But oh no, that's hidden from the useful idiots under 30.

    "Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids." - Joe
    Biden

    -- Sean

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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Digimaus on Fri Feb 25 19:35:44 2022
    On 25 Feb 22 16:54:59, Digimaus said the following to Nick Andre:

    Joe Biden has never played with a full deck. Like Bernie Sanders, he's never had an actual job. Bernie Sanders is a commie and admits it. Jo Biden is a racist and hides it. Kids these days don't know who Strom Thurmond was but Joe and Strom were best buddies. Listen to Joe when he escapes his handlers and calls black men "boy".

    What really was an eye-opener for me was when he did that ill-advised interview with that rap guy...charlemne whatever... anyone who calls himself "Tha god" doesn't deserve my respect, but anyhow, that whole "If you don't vote for me you ain't black".

    My few conservative friends have told me, correctly, that if Biden had the impulse to say this pubically, just *imagine* what he says privately.

    Nick

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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Digimaus on Fri Feb 25 19:36:08 2022
    On 25 Feb 22 16:46:01, Digimaus said the following to Nick Andre:

    I've thought about this too because shuffling a dementia patient with the demanding schedule a US President often has, would present some logistical challenges.

    It's elder abuse. Creepy Joe should be sniffing the hair of nurses in a nursing home...not trying to run the US.

    Gasp! You lying dog-faced pony soldier! ;)

    Nick

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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 19:38:08 2022
    On 25 Feb 22 16:05:00, Mike Powell said the following to Nick Andre:

    I didn't see that one, but already knew before he ran for president that he wasn't playing with a full deck.

    Indeed. I am shocked that there are people who *still* think he does not have a cognative issue.

    Its worse than you think, its worse here in Canada - look at CTV, CBC, CP24, etc... we have such liberal media here they will make alllllllllll kinds of excuses for grandpa's behavior.

    The same media that makes excuses for Trudope and running away from the Convoy. All he had to do was talk to ONE of them, even if he was bullshitting, but instead he magically caught Covid and vanished. To the states I think?

    I'm also waiting for pictures or any proof of the "hateful Nazi" messaging from that Convoy. The media make a big stink about it. Never once shown any pictures. NOTHING. Even if it was true for a moment, the Convoy would've been quick to distance itself... any troublemakers were likely liberal plants.

    Nick

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 19:38:26 2022

    I still wonder what the story behind that really is. Every other
    President, including Obama, spoke from somewhere in the White House that was not fake. Why the fake set? Is he still in his basement in Delaware?

    Very likely. The guys screams weak and stupid. The perfect liberal candidate for the elite to control and tell him what to say and do.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Jas Hud on Fri Feb 25 19:41:07 2022

    did you see him get lost on the whitehouse lawn? he walked around a bush and they had to chase him down. i thought he was going to jump over a
    bush until he found a doorway.

    Silver alert!!!!

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 19:45:55 2022

    Idiots who support them will also think it is a great idea.

    We have plenty of stupid around the states, but not 8 million of them. That was an exploit of our very weak state voting rules (where you don't need to even display an ID).

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 19:46:40 2022

    Indeed. I am shocked that there are people who *still* think he does not have a cognative issue.

    The only people that can't reconize that are ones that share his disability.

    - Mark

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 22:53:21 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to NICK ANDRE <=-

    Maybe that is why they do it on a set... they can change the set
    without moving the patient.

    You reminded me of "Capricorn One". Remember that movie?

    -- Sean

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Fri Feb 25 22:54:08 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to NICK ANDRE <=-

    Indeed. I am shocked that there are people who *still* think he does
    not have a cognative issue.

    Those people believe in an honest Democrat also.

    -- Sean

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Nick Andre on Fri Feb 25 23:08:13 2022
    Nick Andre wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    I'm also waiting for pictures or any proof of the "hateful Nazi"
    messaging from that Convoy. The media make a big stink about it. Never once shown any pictures. NOTHING. Even if it was true for a moment, the Convoy would've been quick to distance itself... any troublemakers were likely liberal plants.

    It's similar to how the January 6th "riot" has been proven to be a
    government job like the so-called white supremacist "Patriot Front" was a
    bunch of FBI agents dressed like hicks.

    They aren't fooling anyone anymore.

    -- Sean

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mark Hofmann on Fri Feb 25 23:09:01 2022
    Mark Hofmann wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    Very likely. The guys screams weak and stupid. The perfect liberal candidate for the elite to control and tell him what to say and do.

    Just an empty vessel.

    -- Sean

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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to MARK HOFMANN on Sat Feb 26 09:46:00 2022
    Idiots who support them will also think it is a great idea.

    We have plenty of stupid around the states, but not 8 million of them. That w
    an exploit of our very weak state voting rules (where you don't need to even splay an ID).

    Over in the FIDO Politics echo, another fellow Marylander claims that is
    the ideal way to vote because there's never been any documented fraud. It
    is never documented if you are not caught.

    Mike


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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to MARK HOFMANN on Sat Feb 26 09:47:00 2022
    Indeed. I am shocked that there are people who *still* think he does not have a cognative issue.

    The only people that can't reconize that are ones that share his disability.

    Or some other disability, like chronic TDS.

    Mike


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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to DIGIMAUS on Sat Feb 26 09:47:00 2022
    Maybe that is why they do it on a set... they can change the set
    without moving the patient.

    You reminded me of "Capricorn One". Remember that movie?

    I have not seen that one.

    Mike


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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to DIGIMAUS on Sat Feb 26 09:48:00 2022
    Indeed. I am shocked that there are people who *still* think he does not have a cognative issue.

    Those people believe in an honest Democrat also.

    On the local level, we actually have some of those. I guess it is because
    it is a small area. I don't remember there being too many of them (there
    were a few) when I lived in Louisville.

    Mike


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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Sat Feb 26 13:33:01 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

    You reminded me of "Capricorn One". Remember that movie?
    I have not seen that one.

    "Charles Brubaker is the astronaut leading NASA's first manned mission to
    Mars. Seconds before the launch, the entire team is pulled from the capsule and the rocket leaves earth unmanned much to Brubaker's anger. The head of
    the programme explains that the life support system was faulty and that NASA can't afford the publicity of a scratched mission. The plan is to fake the Mars landing and keep the astronauts at a remote base until the mission is over, but then investigative journalist Robert Caulfield starts to suspect something."

    "Capricorn One" was released in 1976 at 2 hours 3 minutes long. Stars
    Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, O.J. Simpson,
    Telly Savalas, and Hal Holbrook (some good 70s star power there).

    The above from: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077294

    This movie was popular amongst the conspiracy theory set that man never
    reached the moon and Flat Earthers too. It's actually a good movie if you practice hard "suspension of disbelief".

    The tie-in here is Robert Caulfield (Elliot Gould) discovers that NASA built
    a set to fake the Mars landing...much like Biden and his fake White House
    set.

    -- Sean

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Sat Feb 26 13:34:40 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

    On the local level, we actually have some of those. I guess it is
    because it is a small area. I don't remember there being too many of
    them (there were a few) when I lived in Louisville.

    We might here but I've never seen them.

    -- Sean


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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Mike Powell on Sat Feb 26 15:50:51 2022

    Over in the FIDO Politics echo, another fellow Marylander claims that is the ideal way to vote because there's never been any documented fraud. It is never documented if you are not caught.

    The best way to vote is with federally recognized ID. Anything short of that is open season for fraud. There are loads of cases of it - mainly in the liberal cities. No one is these same cities will be investigating anything, because they live and support corruption.

    How many Baltimore City mayors have gone to jail now? How about the States Attorney for Baltimore City? The corruption is massive in the big cities and only the really stupid are getting caught.

    - Mark

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mark Hofmann on Sat Feb 26 21:37:36 2022
    Mark Hofmann wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    Over in the FIDO Politics echo, another fellow Marylander claims that is

    Hm, that wouldn't be Thom LaCosta, would it?

    How many Baltimore City mayors have gone to jail now? How about the States Attorney for Baltimore City? The corruption is massive in the
    big cities and only the really stupid are getting caught.

    Bawlamer is going to be a shithole until they get rid of the Democrats in leadership. Just like LA, Chicago. Detroit, Atlanta, New York
    City...basically any major city in the US these days.

    -- Sean

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Digimaus on Sun Feb 27 09:53:10 2022

    Hm, that wouldn't be Thom LaCosta, would it?

    Not sure. I avoid the Fidonet Politics echos due to the extreme level of stupid in there. It isn't worth wasting time feeding the socialist trolls.

    Bawlamer is going to be a shithole until they get rid of the Democrats in leadership. Just like LA, Chicago. Detroit, Atlanta, New York City...basically any major city in the US these days.

    It just keeps getting worse and they just keep voting more and more corrupt liberals in there. Some of the trash has spread to the county now.

    The farther away from the city and DC, the better.

    - Mark

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  • From August Abolins@618:250/1.9 to digimaus on Sun Feb 27 10:23:00 2022
    Hello digimaus!

    ** On Saturday 26.02.22 - 13:33, digimaus wrote to Mike Powell:

    You reminded me of "Capricorn One". Remember that movie?
    I have not seen that one.

    [..]

    The tie-in here is Robert Caulfield (Elliot Gould) discovers that NASA built a set to fake the Mars landing...much like Biden and his fake White House set.

    Doesn't the film Wag The Dog have a similar idea/theme?
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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to DIGIMAUS on Sun Feb 27 09:41:00 2022
    "Charles Brubaker is the astronaut leading NASA's first manned mission to Mars. Seconds before the launch, the entire team is pulled from the capsule and the rocket leaves earth unmanned much to Brubaker's anger. The head of the programme explains that the life support system was faulty and that NASA can't afford the publicity of a scratched mission. The plan is to fake the Mars landing and keep the astronauts at a remote base until the mission is over, but then investigative journalist Robert Caulfield starts to suspect something."
    [...snip...]
    The tie-in here is Robert Caulfield (Elliot Gould) discovers that NASA built a set to fake the Mars landing...much like Biden and his fake White House set.

    LOL, that makes sense.

    Was this movie related to another that came out sometime near then called Brubaker?

    Mike

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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to MARK HOFMANN on Sun Feb 27 10:00:00 2022
    How many Baltimore City mayors have gone to jail now? How about the States At
    rney for Baltimore City? The corruption is massive in the big cities and only
    he really stupid are getting caught.

    Indeed. I suspect there are a few other States Attorneys and DAs around
    the country that also should be looking at charges.

    Mike


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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to DIGIMAUS on Sun Feb 27 10:01:00 2022
    Over in the FIDO Politics echo, another fellow Marylander claims that is

    Hm, that wouldn't be Thom LaCosta, would it?

    No, Dale. Is Thom also from Maryland?

    Mike


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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Nick Andre on Sun Feb 27 12:21:36 2022
    To: Nick Andre
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Nick Andre to Digimaus on Fri Feb 25 2022 07:35 pm

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE

    On 25 Feb 22 16:54:59, Digimaus said the following to Nick Andre:

    Joe Biden has never played with a full deck. Like Bernie Sanders, he's never had an actual job. Bernie Sanders is a commie and admits it. Jo Biden is a racist and hides it. Kids these days don't know who Strom Thurmond was but Joe and Strom were best buddies. Listen to Joe when he escapes his handlers and calls black men "boy".

    What really was an eye-opener for me was when he did that ill-advised interview with that rap guy...charlemne whatever... anyone who calls himself "Tha god" doesn't deserve my respect, but anyhow, that whole "If you don't vote for me you ain't black".


    and charlamagne STILL VOTED FOR BIDEN. he said he was really voting for harris. this is whats wrong with black people. he voted for 2 racists, 2 people who have done nothing but keep black people down.
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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Mike Powell on Sun Feb 27 16:55:47 2022

    No, Dale. Is Thom also from Maryland?


    Yes, both are in Maryland.

    - Mark

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mark Hofmann on Sun Feb 27 17:05:07 2022
    Mark Hofmann wrote to Digimaus <=-

    Not sure. I avoid the Fidonet Politics echos due to the extreme level
    of stupid in there. It isn't worth wasting time feeding the socialist trolls.

    I admit...I dumped that echo onto Mike Powell and I think he's mad at me for doing that...

    The farther away from the city and DC, the better.

    Indeed.

    -- Sean

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to August Abolins on Sun Feb 27 17:07:54 2022
    August Abolins wrote to digimaus <=-

    Doesn't the film Wag The Dog have a similar idea/theme?

    I've never heard of that movie.

    -- Sean

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Sun Feb 27 17:08:25 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

    Was this movie related to another that came out sometime near then
    called Brubaker?

    I don't think so.

    -- Sean

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Sun Feb 27 17:10:29 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

    No, Dale. Is Thom also from Maryland?

    Yes and Dale is very, very liberal. He's a former CIA spook too. He is a long-time participant in COOKING and we are on talking terms but his
    politics are far-left.

    -- Sean

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  • From August Abolins@618:250/1.9 to digimaus on Sun Feb 27 19:54:00 2022
    Hello digimaus!

    ** On Sunday 27.02.22 - 17:07, digimaus wrote to August Abolins:

    August Abolins wrote to digimaus <=-

    Doesn't the film Wag The Dog have a similar idea/theme?

    I've never heard of that movie.


    1997.
    Producer/Director: Barry Levinson
    Features Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody
    Harrelson

    "a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order
    to cover up a Presidential sex scandal"

    --
    ../|ug

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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Mark Hofmann on Sun Feb 27 21:25:03 2022
    To: Mark Hofmann
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Mark Hofmann to Mike Powell on Sun Feb 27 2022 04:55 pm

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE


    No, Dale. Is Thom also from Maryland?


    Yes, both are in Maryland.

    - Mark


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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to digimaus on Sun Feb 27 21:27:11 2022
    To: digimaus
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: digimaus to Mike Powell on Sun Feb 27 2022 05:10 pm

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE

    Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

    No, Dale. Is Thom also from Maryland?

    Yes and Dale is very, very liberal. He's a former CIA spook too. He is a long-time participant in COOKING and we are on talking terms but his politics are far-left.

    -- Sean

    that's good you can still talk to him.

    what i dont like about today's liberals is if you don't think like them, you are the enemy and everything about you is bad and you are stupid.
    that's a horrible way to live.
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Jas Hud on Mon Feb 28 11:13:19 2022
    Jas Hud wrote to digimaus <=-

    that's good you can still talk to him.

    I've grown older and my temper isn't what it used to be.

    what i dont like about today's liberals is if you don't think like
    them, you are the enemy and everything about you is bad and you are stupid. that's a horrible way to live.

    A lot of that with younger people (say under 35) is because the public indoctrination system didn't teach them logic or critical thinking but
    instead taught them that no matter what anyone else says, their opinion is always right, no matter what.

    It's pitiful and one of the reasons why our country is in the shape it's in.

    -- Sean

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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Digimaus on Mon Feb 28 15:30:59 2022
    On 28 Feb 22 11:13:19, Digimaus said the following to Jas Hud:

    A lot of that with younger people (say under 35) is because the public indoctrination system didn't teach them logic or critical thinking but instead taught them that no matter what anyone else says, their opinion is always right, no matter what.

    With a LOT of emphasis on "emotion". Its all about your feelings, his
    feelings, her feelings. Thats where a lot of this gender identity nonsense comes from as well. And the race-card.

    I see this at my kid's school, I see it in the schoolwork she gets assigned.

    Her school was on the local news because someone spraypainted racist graffiti in the bathrooms. I said to her these things happen. I get a blank stare from her. "Yeah but its racist".

    I said racist graffiti is not racist. The person who did the spraypainting is likely not racist, but ignorant and antagonistic - spraypainting something racist to get a reaction from people.

    I said the REAL racists are the "anti-racist counsel" now formed at your school or the invitation for students to form an "open dialog about race" because the focus of this is to paint minorities or "people of colour" as citizens unable or incapable of handling feelings. They MUST have groups consisting mostly of white kids to tell them how to feel. Which validates both the victim-mentality culture of millenials and the White-man-bad stereotype.

    Speaking of colours, I asked her how the millenial phrase "people of colour" is any less racist than the phrase "coloured". Or better, how is "Negro" racist. Negro I believe is Spanish? It used to be a proud term of endearment
    in black literature or storytelling... To Kill a Mockingbird is now banned
    at her school. MLK and Malcolm X speeches also refer to Negros in a positive light. I hear that "African Americans" prefer to be called Black, as not all black people come from Africa. Anyhow we're back to People of Colour... POC.

    But books suggested for reading nowadays are about a black character who endures an incident of racial profiling or harassment by the police. Nothing
    is written about the facts that led up to this, just about the authors longwinded view that the police are out "to get him" and how the incident
    made him "feel". My daughter had to write a report on this to earn a grade.

    When I explained to her the logic that if one wants to avoid the police, one should perhaps not commit crimes / not associate with criminals / not give the police attitude / take the name and badge # of the officer to file a complaint in our legal system instead of mindlessly rioting... I get a blank stare.

    "I can't tell them that dad, its just going to cause a huge arguement".

    I asked what was wrong with that? Nothing wrong with a passionate exchange of ideas. "I don't want to be called a racist".

    I then realised that, at 15, popularity and reputation is everything and she doesn't want to be "that girl" who thinks or acts different.

    Unfortunately thats how it is up here...

    Nick

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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to DIGIMAUS on Mon Feb 28 16:09:00 2022
    No, Dale. Is Thom also from Maryland?

    Yes and Dale is very, very liberal. He's a former CIA spook too. He is a long-time participant in COOKING and we are on talking terms but his
    politics are far-left.

    I did not know of his past career. He is left but, out of all the
    left-leaning folks in that echo, he is about the only one that talks sense
    on a regular basis. Like, I may disagree but he at least can explain his
    point without (as often) talking down to people.

    Mike


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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to MARK HOFMANN on Mon Feb 28 16:42:00 2022
    No, Dale. Is Thom also from Maryland?


    Yes, both are in Maryland.

    Thanks. Due to some discussion in another echo, I thought maybe Thom was
    the Texan that Ward has issues with.


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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Digimaus on Mon Feb 28 18:43:15 2022

    I admit...I dumped that echo onto Mike Powell and I think he's mad at me
    for doing that...

    lol, not a good deal on his end for sure.

    Indeed.

    If West Virginia invaded Maryland tomorrow, I would welcome it. They wouldn't want anything Baltimore City on south.

    It is possible to love your country and state but hate your government.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Digimaus on Mon Feb 28 18:46:15 2022

    Yes and Dale is very, very liberal. He's a former CIA spook too. He is a long-time participant in COOKING and we are on talking terms but his politics are far-left.

    That is the DC beltway bandit syndrome. Percention of reality gets warped.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Nick Andre on Mon Feb 28 18:56:25 2022

    When I explained to her the logic that if one wants to avoid the police, one should perhaps not commit crimes / not associate with criminals / not give the police attitude / take the name and badge # of the officer to
    file a complaint in our legal system instead of mindlessly rioting... I
    get a blank stare.

    "I can't tell them that dad, its just going to cause a huge arguement".

    I asked what was wrong with that? Nothing wrong with a passionate
    exchange of
    ideas. "I don't want to be called a racist".

    I then realised that, at 15, popularity and reputation is everything and she doesn't want to be "that girl" who thinks or acts different.

    Unfortunately thats how it is up here...

    It isn't just up where you are. We are battling the same insanity here. It is understandable to go along and play the game. Hell, I do this just about everyday of my life at work.

    I was having a conversation with my brother this weekend about a major different between today's youth and back when we were in school. Here is a real example.

    The mandatory mask wearing at school that was going on for months around here until recently. We just wouldn't have worn them if we didn't want to - period. End of story. If they kicked us out of the school, fine. There is no way in hell I would have been wearing a mask in school back then.

    The school called us once a month ago about my son not wearing a mask outside at gym. I told them I agree with him, and I wouldn't be wearing it either. Screw their rediculous rules.

    I'm sure there will be people wearing masks 10+ years from now, but at least I will be able to easility identify the idiots without even having to talk to them.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Mike Powell on Mon Feb 28 19:01:59 2022

    Thanks. Due to some discussion in another echo, I thought maybe Thom was the Texan that Ward has issues with.

    The Texan would have likely been Roy Witt. I actually liked Roy and we had many conversations in the AUTO echo. He liked to work on cars back in the day and that is one of my many hobbies, so we shared that common interest.

    - Mark

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Mon Feb 28 19:46:33 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to MARK HOFMANN <=-

    Thanks. Due to some discussion in another echo, I thought maybe Thom
    was the Texan that Ward has issues with.

    Texan? What's their name?

    -- Sean

    ... History is the rear view mirror on the road of life.
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mark Hofmann on Mon Feb 28 19:47:44 2022
    Mark Hofmann wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    The Texan would have likely been Roy Witt. I actually liked Roy and we had many conversations in the AUTO echo. He liked to work on cars back
    in the day and that is one of my many hobbies, so we shared that common interest.

    Roy and I were at each other's throats when we first met but things changed. Right before he left Fidonet, he gave me the HAM echo which I still have.

    -- Sean

    ... Laugh and the world thinks you're an idiot.
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Nick Andre on Mon Feb 28 19:51:23 2022
    Nick Andre wrote to Digimaus <=-

    Unfortunately thats how it is up here...

    It's the same way down here but worse in some ways. I feel sorry for
    parents that have to deal with the communist school system, teachers, and teachers' unions like the NEA who write the rules.

    And people wonder why kids are so stupid.

    I mean, anyone under 30 these days is lucky to figure out how to wipe their
    ass without assistance.

    -- Sean

    ... "Only the educated are free." - Epictetus
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Mon Feb 28 19:52:10 2022
    Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-

    I did not know of his past career. He is left but, out of all the left-leaning folks in that echo, he is about the only one that talks
    sense on a regular basis. Like, I may disagree but he at least can explain his point without (as often) talking down to people.

    He's a lot better than he used to be. There's very few of us left in the COOKING echo so I am trying to be as even-tempered and friendly as possible.

    -- Sean

    ... "I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries." - Stephen King
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mark Hofmann on Mon Feb 28 19:52:55 2022
    Mark Hofmann wrote to Digimaus <=-

    It is possible to love your country and state but hate your government.

    That's the definition of a patriot. <G>

    -- Sean

    ... "The United States has to move very fast to even stand still." - JFK
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mark Hofmann on Mon Feb 28 19:55:56 2022
    Mark Hofmann wrote to Digimaus <=-

    That is the DC beltway bandit syndrome. Percention of reality gets warped.

    Our own political "Bermuda Triangle".

    -- Sean

    ... Sattinger's Law: It works better if you plug it in.
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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Mark Hofmann on Tue Mar 1 12:17:41 2022
    On 28 Feb 22 19:01:59, Mark Hofmann said the following to Mike Powell:

    Thanks. Due to some discussion in another echo, I thought maybe Thom was the Texan that Ward has issues with.

    The Texan would have likely been Roy Witt. I actually liked Roy and we had many conversations in the AUTO echo. He liked to work on cars back in the and that is one of my many hobbies, so we shared that common interest.

    He was also a huge D'Bridge fan towards the end and I talked to him on the phone a few times. Very calm, relaxed, almost boring demeanor; would never guess he was "the" number one troll and could drive 'em all crazy.

    Nick

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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Digimaus on Tue Mar 1 12:19:11 2022
    On 28 Feb 22 19:51:23, Digimaus said the following to Nick Andre:

    Nick Andre wrote to Digimaus <=-

    Unfortunately thats how it is up here...

    It's the same way down here but worse in some ways. I feel sorry for parents that have to deal with the communist school system, teachers, and teachers' unions like the NEA who write the rules.

    And people wonder why kids are so stupid.

    Thats the thing too - Compared to Japan and other countries we're behind... wayyyyyyyy behind in math, science, tech studies.

    Nick

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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Nick Andre on Tue Mar 1 13:59:12 2022
    To: Nick Andre
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Nick Andre to Digimaus on Tue Mar 01 2022 12:19 pm

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE

    On 28 Feb 22 19:51:23, Digimaus said the following to Nick Andre:

    Nick Andre wrote to Digimaus <=-

    Unfortunately thats how it is up here...

    It's the same way down here but worse in some ways. I feel sorry for parents that have to deal with the communist school system, teachers, and teachers' unions like the NEA who write the rules.

    And people wonder why kids are so stupid.

    Thats the thing too - Compared to Japan and other countries we're behind... wayyyyyyyy behind in math, science, tech studies.


    i have mixed feelings on that after working with so many people from these advanced countries. not many of them are brilliant. sometimes i wonder if these degrees are just bought or even if they have actual degrees.

    there's education and then there's ability and being able to apply that knowledge.
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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to DIGIMAUS on Tue Mar 1 16:15:00 2022
    Thanks. Due to some discussion in another echo, I thought maybe Thom was the Texan that Ward has issues with.

    Texan? What's their name?

    I don't know, that is why I thought it might have been Thom. :)

    Whichever person it is is the person that Ward claims turned him in and got
    him detained upon entering the US several years ago. All I have figured
    out for sure is that it wasn't you or Janis, and he is supposedly from
    Texas. :)

    Mike


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  • From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Tue Mar 1 18:34:05 2022
    Hello Mike,

    01 Mar 22 16:15, you wrote to DIGIMAUS:

    Whichever person it is is the person that Ward claims turned him in
    and got him detained upon entering the US several years ago. All I
    have figured out for sure is that it wasn't you or Janis, and he is supposedly from Texas. :)

    I think that was Roy Witt.

    -- Sean

    ... "Be kind. Remember, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Thompson
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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Mike Powell on Wed Mar 2 14:35:09 2022
    To: Mike Powell
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Mike Powell to DIGIMAUS on Tue Mar 01 2022 04:15 pm

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE

    Thanks. Due to some discussion in another echo, I thought maybe Thom was the Texan that Ward has issues with.

    Texan? What's their name?

    I don't know, that is why I thought it might have been Thom. :)

    Whichever person it is is the person that Ward claims turned him in and got him detained upon entering the US several years ago. All I have figured
    out for sure is that it wasn't you or Janis, and he is supposedly from Texas. :)

    Mike


    well he used to brag and say the only reason he came to the usa is to get levis jeans. he said they were expensive in his country and worth the trip over here to get them. i think he was buying them and selling them over there.
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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Sean Dennis on Wed Mar 2 16:25:55 2022
    To: Sean Dennis
    Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Sean Dennis to Mike Powell on Tue Mar 01 2022 06:34 pm

    supposedly from Texas. :)

    I think that was Roy Witt.


    man i didnt even know roy witt died.

    i'm reading fidonews 3212 and seeing ward dossche shit all over him.
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  • From Nick Andre@618:500/24 to Jas Hud on Wed Mar 2 12:06:54 2022
    On 02 Mar 22 16:25:55, Jas Hud said the following to Sean Dennis:

    supposedly from Texas. :)

    I think that was Roy Witt.

    man i didnt even know roy witt died.

    It was another one of those things where a Sysop died and the rest of us didn't know until sometime after... not as fun as the Sysop who died in his apartment with his rent/bills on auto-withdraw and his disability/retirement on auto-deposit, so it was only until the neighbors complained of the smell much later did the cops show up to bust down the door (his BBS running
    on autopilot the whole time)

    Anyhow so apparently with Roy he was never married despite proclaiming so for years, was the one that reported Ward to the Faa for additional screening and circumvented the censorship of the Fidonews echo by linking with... Michiel vandervlist of all people. Trust me I never saw *that* one coming.

    I think he was a mechanic or something because he ran the Auto echo on Fido and was very experienced with engine repair.

    I talked to him on the phone a few times, this must of been a few months
    before he died and he surprisingly was very laid-back, calm, didn't talk much.

    Nick

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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Nick Andre on Wed Mar 2 18:17:42 2022
    To: Nick Andre
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Nick Andre to Jas Hud on Wed Mar 02 2022 12:06 pm

    Anyhow so apparently with Roy he was never married despite proclaiming so for years, was the one that reported Ward to the Faa for additional


    no he was married to a woman named antionette. it's in his obituary. i didnt dig up any info on that.

    it's the 'nancy' they say is a fake girlfriend. which really, i'm sure he could have picked up a slag and supported her and called her his girlfriend.
    or maybe he loved his wife so much that died in 2000 he just called her nancy because it would seem weird talking about his dead wife all the time



    screening and circumvented the censorship of the Fidonews echo by linking with... Michiel vandervlist of all people. Trust me I never saw *that* one coming.

    yeah i remember that.

    I think he was a mechanic or something because he ran the Auto echo on Fido and was very experienced with engine repair.

    he was a shop rat i'm sure. he worked in machine shops and had his own and was into nascar and shit.

    I talked to him on the phone a few times, this must of been a few months before he died and he surprisingly was very laid-back, calm, didn't talk much.

    everybody thinks i'm an asshole too , but i'm the same dude in everyday life and nobody says that in real life. i'm just as edgy but it doesnt come out the same. i have been told i have a good sense of humor. and like i said on
    metro, i'm a very good friend. i wish i could find a friend like me.

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  • From Arelor@618:250/24 to Jas Hud on Wed Mar 2 17:07:36 2022
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Jas Hud to Nick Andre on Wed Mar 02 2022 06:17 pm

    i wish i could find a friend like me.

    I think you would strangle each other :-)

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  • From Lux@618:300/10 to Jas Hud on Wed Mar 2 17:08:01 2022
    everybody thinks i'm an asshole too , but i'm the same dude in everyday li and nobody says that in real life. i'm just as edgy but it doesnt come ou the same. i have been told i have a good sense of humor. and like i said metro, i'm a very good friend. i wish i could find a friend like me.

    Nah thats not true, I certainly know your all alright but with that short fuse. I think most people have that figured out by now.

    Those that I work with think im the worlds biggest dickhead until they work with me for a minute and realize im just after the highest quality possible. The point is to do it right the 1st time and not see it again for years.

    That rubs off on some people like a lot of upfront investment like damn I have to work while im at work?! But when we have days and days where everything runs great and we can throw BBQ's while everything runs semi flawlessly they start to understand.

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Digimaus on Thu Mar 3 08:12:32 2022

    I mean, anyone under 30 these days is lucky to figure out how to wipe
    their ass without assistance.

    As long as the CDC says it is ok to wipe your ass, all is good. No free thinking required. Questioning anything is prohibited and shamed.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Digimaus on Thu Mar 3 08:19:56 2022

    It is possible to love your country and state but hate your
    government.
    That's the definition of a patriot. <G>

    I'm a firm believer of the President Ronald Reagan statement:

    "government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem."

    Reducing the size of the government, it's powers, etc is how the balance gets restored and power to the people can make a come back.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Digimaus on Thu Mar 3 08:24:12 2022

    Our own political "Bermuda Triangle".

    If DC vanished tomorrow, it would be a great improvement to the country immediately.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Nick Andre on Thu Mar 3 08:32:23 2022

    He was also a huge D'Bridge fan towards the end and I talked to him on
    the phone a few times. Very calm, relaxed, almost boring demeanor; would never guess he was "the" number one troll and could drive 'em all crazy.

    Yeah, I remember when he mentioned switching to D'Bridge and being very happy and supportive of it.

    I never had issues with Roy and we had many conversations on the various echos. Lots in the Automotive echo since we shared that common interest and classic car related discussions.

    Sometimes I think if people cut through the shell of people, you get a much different view and perspective of them. They may seem a certain way from a 1000 foot view, but when you get closer it changes.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Nick Andre on Thu Mar 3 08:36:26 2022

    He was also a huge D'Bridge fan towards the end and I talked to him on
    the phone a few times. Very calm, relaxed, almost boring demeanor; would never guess he was "the" number one troll and could drive 'em all crazy.

    Forgot to mention another observation I had over the years. Roy and Ward had a love/hate relationship with each other. I honestly think they really liked each other is a strange way, despite their constant bickering with each other.

    Sort of like an old married couple.

    - Mark

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  • From Mark Hofmann@618:100/12 to Nick Andre on Thu Mar 3 08:56:12 2022

    It was another one of those things where a Sysop died and the rest of us didn't know until sometime after... not as fun as the Sysop who died in
    his apartment with his rent/bills on auto-withdraw and his disability/retirement on auto-deposit, so it was only until the neighbors complained of the smell much later did the cops show up to bust down the door (his BBS running on autopilot the whole time)

    Who was that? Even when you never met these people, I still hate to hear news of anyone passing away. Nancy Backus used to log in here all the time and then it went quiet. Eli Sanford (whom I have spoke with several times on the phone) was another one. He brought WWIVnet back to life and was a huge WWIV supporter over the years. He was not that old, too. Very nice guy. I was chatting with him not long before he passed. That really sucked.

    I still remember when I found out my old co-sysop passed. Granted he was 30+ years older than me, but I still remember meeting him in person long ago when I was around 20 years old.

    Anyhow so apparently with Roy he was never married despite proclaiming so
    for years, was the one that reported Ward to the Faa for additional screening and circumvented the censorship of the Fidonews echo by linking with... Michiel vandervlist of all people. Trust me I never saw *that*
    one coming.

    I didn't know about the FAA thing. I believe Roy was married and has several kids. What I read was his wife had died many years before Roy passed and he never said anything about it. He acted like she was still alive and would talk about her all the time. It is very sad to hear that - and even Ward felt bad about that when he heard that info.

    I think he was a mechanic or something because he ran the Auto echo on
    Fido and was very experienced with engine repair.

    Yes, he ran an engine rebuild shop. He was very much into engines, cars, and tools. I remember chatting with him on the best options to get before I bought my air compressor.

    I talked to him on the phone a few times, this must of been a few months before he died and he surprisingly was very laid-back, calm, didn't talk much.

    I never spoke with him on the phone, but we did email and exchange pictures of car projects, etc.

    - Mark

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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Arelor on Thu Mar 3 04:32:51 2022
    To: Arelor
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Arelor to Jas Hud on Wed Mar 02 2022 05:07 pm

    From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_DEBATE

    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Jas Hud to Nick Andre on Wed Mar 02 2022 06:17 pm

    i wish i could find a friend like me.

    I think you would strangle each other :-)

    wrong. we would be friends until the end.
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  • From Jas Hud@618:300/12 to Mark Hofmann on Thu Mar 3 09:17:13 2022
    To: Mark Hofmann
    Re: Re: Russia's unimportant
    By: Mark Hofmann to Nick Andre on Thu Mar 03 2022 08:36 am

    Forgot to mention another observation I had over the years. Roy and Ward had a love/hate relationship with each other. I honestly think they really liked each other is a strange way, despite their constant bickering with each other.



    maybe that's why he said nancy was fake. he wanted to BE his nancy.
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