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On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 15:45:09 +0930, Flying Tadpole
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Bob Crantz wrote:

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news On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:38:45 GMT, "Bob Crantz"
wrote:
or you are too
inarticulate to explain yourself. Okay!

BB


Had you of wit or letters the least jot:
But, O most lamentable man!--of wit
You never had an atom, and of letters
You have three letters only!--they spell Ass!
And--had you had the necessary wit,
To serve me all the pleasantries I quote
Before this noble audience. . .e'en so,
You would not have been let to utter one--
Nay, not the half or quarter of such jest!
I take them from myself all in good part,
But not from any other man that breathes!

BC

You expected more, Mr Crantz? I'd have thought you too would have
realised that Bill the Binary's barnacle nature is a retreat from
the world of articulation. But he can count to 1.

Bivalves can count to two, which is far beyond the cramped cranium of Crantz to
comprehend. Tadpoles can't count at all, as they have no extremities for
assitance.

BB

Dear Binacle,
Moving from a crustacean existence, even an immobile one, to a
bivalve is an evolutionary backward step in many respects.
Indeed, in voluntarily moving across to join the Mollusca, had
you opted to become a squid, that would have been a much more
significant step, and you would have been able to enter base 10
maths, rather than remaining simply base. Or a nautiloid, and so
enabling mandatory sailing content.

On your other assertion, Tadpoles know that they count indeed,
and that significantly. Look how rapid your response was to the
goad.
--
Flying Tadpole

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"A loaf of bread," the Tadpole said,
"Is what I chiefly need:
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed--
Now if you're ready, Barnacle dear,
I can begin to feed."


"But not on me!" the Barnacle cried,
Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Tadpole said.
"Do you admire the view?


"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
Robert Crantz said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf--
I've had to ask you twice!"


"It seems a shame," the Tadpole said,
"To play him such a trick,
After we've brought him out so far,
And made him trot so quick!"
Robert Crantz said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"


"I weep for you," the Tadpole said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
The trolls of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.


"O Barnacle," said the Tadpole,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd beaten every one.

Very kind of you Mr Crantz, but Bill the barnacle has already
admitted he's an oyster.

Bob Crantz wrote:

"A loaf of bread," the Tadpole said,
"Is what I chiefly need:
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed--
Now if you're ready, Barnacle dear,
I can begin to feed."

"But not on me!" the Barnacle cried,
Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Tadpole said.
"Do you admire the view?

"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
Robert Crantz said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf--
I've had to ask you twice!"

"It seems a shame," the Tadpole said,
"To play him such a trick,
After we've brought him out so far,
And made him trot so quick!"
Robert Crantz said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"

"I weep for you," the Tadpole said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
The trolls of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.

"O Barnacle," said the Tadpole,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd beaten every one.

--
Flying Tadpole

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Very kind of you Mr Crantz, but Bill the barnacle has already
admitted he's an oyster.

If you irritate him sufficiently, do you suppose he'll come up with a pearl?
--
katysails
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein



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katysails wrote:

Very kind of you Mr Crantz, but Bill the barnacle has already
admitted he's an oyster.

If you irritate him sufficiently, do you suppose he'll come up with a pearl?
--

Hope must be hard-wired into the human psyche, since I live in
hope despite all experience pointing the other way.

--
Flying Tadpole

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