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[email protected] September 10th 07 01:56 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 
Has anyone heard from them?


Larry September 10th 07 04:32 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 
wrote in news:1189428996.939938.227520@
57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com:

Has anyone heard from them?



They made their destination, finally, and are with their kids, I think. I
wouldn't look for posts for a while...(c;



Larry
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Search youtube for "Depleted Uranium"
The ultimate dirty bomb......

Wilbur Hubbard September 10th 07 06:55 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 

"Larry" wrote in message
...
wrote in news:1189428996.939938.227520@
57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com:

Has anyone heard from them?



They made their destination, finally, and are with their kids, I
think. I
wouldn't look for posts for a while



Thank God for small favors. But, it certainly is disheartening to hear
they have kids.

Wilbur Hubbard


[email protected] September 10th 07 08:22 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 
On Sep 10, 2:35 pm, Gogarty wrote:
In article s.com,
says...

Do you get up in the morning and preactice ill humor before a mirror?


That's what the internet is for !

And Wilbur is why killfiles were invented.

Todd Smith


Capt. JG September 10th 07 10:09 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 
"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
In article s.com,
llid says...



"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
wrote in news:1189428996.939938.227520@
57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com:

Has anyone heard from them?



They made their destination, finally, and are with their kids, I
think. I
wouldn't look for posts for a while



Thank God for small favors. But, it certainly is disheartening to hear
they have kids.

Wilbur Hubbard

Do you get up in the morning and preactice ill humor before a mirror?



It's because Neal is incapable of having kids, which is a good thing.


--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com




Wilbur Hubbard September 10th 07 10:36 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 

"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
Do you get up in the morning and preactice ill humor before a mirror?



What's "preactice?"

Perhaps you should get up early in the morning and practice writing?

Wilbur Hubbard


Wilbur Hubbard September 11th 07 06:31 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 

"Gogarty" wrote in message
...

Well, Wilbur, I made a substantial living as a writer over many years.
Still manage to rake in a dime or two now and then. But typing is not
now, never will be and never was one of my skills.


What a hoot! A writer who can't type? Now, that's so dumb it's beyond
human ken.

How many truck drivers can't steer? How many cowboys can't lasso? How
many wet nurses can't lactate? How many bartenders can't mix drinks? How
many airplane pilots can't land? How many talk radio hosts are deaf
mutes?

Get the point? Any writer worthy of the name learns to type.

Wilbur Hubbard


Capt. JG September 11th 07 07:12 PM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 
"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
In article s.com,
llid says...



"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
Do you get up in the morning and preactice ill humor before a mirror?



What's "preactice?"

Perhaps you should get up early in the morning and practice writing?

Wilbur Hubbard

Well, Wilbur, I made a substantial living as a writer over many years.
Still manage to rake in a dime or two now and then. But typing is not
now, never will be and never was one of my skills.



Neal makes a great living reading water meters door to door. I think he has
you beat.


--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com





Wilbur Hubbard September 12th 07 01:16 AM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 

"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
In article s.com,
llid says...



"Gogarty" wrote in message
...

Well, Wilbur, I made a substantial living as a writer over many
years.
Still manage to rake in a dime or two now and then. But typing is
not
now, never will be and never was one of my skills.


What a hoot! A writer who can't type? Now, that's so dumb it's beyond
human ken.

How many truck drivers can't steer? How many cowboys can't lasso? How
many wet nurses can't lactate? How many bartenders can't mix drinks?
How
many airplane pilots can't land? How many talk radio hosts are deaf
mutes?

Get the point? Any writer worthy of the name learns to type.

Wilbur Hubbard

How dreadfully ignorant you are. (Typed with two fingers.)

I don't imagine Shakespeare knew how to type.


Voice recognition software is still not up to par. A good touch typist
can type 80-100 wpm without a single mistake that has to be corrected
later. One spends more time looking for and correcting voice recognition
software mistakes and omissions than if one simply learned to type and
removed the middle man so to speak.

Anybody typing with two fingers is lazy, stupid or both (unless, of
course, they only have two fingers). Learning to type is a simple thing.
Anybody can accomplish the task in about a week or two. Anybody who
needs to type (as in a writer) should have enough pride in his work that
he learns to type and at an advanced rate like 80-100 wpm.

It appalls me that any so-called writer would admit he can't type. This
is beyond pathetic. I, Wilbur Hubbard, can type 150 wpm. I can
transcribe faster than you can dictate. I can type as fast as I can
think. The problem with transcribing is you don't write well when you
simply transcribe your talk. Writing is not talking. Writing is a
different type of an art form. When I read somebody's writing I
certainly don't want to read his blabbermouthing. And, believe me, I can
tell the difference. Writing and word processing always ends up telling
a better tale than a simple-minded narration.

Wilbur Hubbard


Wilbur Hubbard September 12th 07 01:25 AM

Where is Skip and the Flying Pig?
 

"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
In article s.com,
llid says...



"Gogarty" wrote in message
...

Well, Wilbur, I made a substantial living as a writer over many
years.
Still manage to rake in a dime or two now and then. But typing is
not
now, never will be and never was one of my skills.


What a hoot! A writer who can't type? Now, that's so dumb it's beyond
human ken.

How many truck drivers can't steer? How many cowboys can't lasso? How
many wet nurses can't lactate? How many bartenders can't mix drinks?
How
many airplane pilots can't land? How many talk radio hosts are deaf
mutes?

Get the point? Any writer worthy of the name learns to type.

Wilbur Hubbard

How dreadfully ignorant you are. (Typed with two fingers.)

I don't imagine Shakespeare knew how to type.


Voice recognition software is still not up to par. A good touch typist
can type 80-100 wpm without a single mistake that has to be corrected
later. One spends more time looking for and correcting voice recognition
software mistakes and omissions than if one simply learned to type and
removed the middle man so to speak.

Anybody typing with two fingers is lazy, stupid or both (unless, of
course, they only have two fingers). Learning to type is a simple thing.
Anybody can accomplish the task in about a week or two. Anybody who
needs to type (as in a writer) should have enough pride in his work that
he learns to type and at an advanced rate like 80-100 wpm.

It appalls me that any so-called writer would admit he can't type. This
is beyond pathetic. I, Wilbur Hubbard, can type 150 wpm. I can
transcribe faster than you can dictate. I can type as fast as I can
think. The problem with transcribing is you don't write well when you
simply transcribe your talk. Writing is not talking. Writing is a
different type of an art form. When I read somebody's writing I
certainly don't want to read his blabbermouthing. And, believe me, I can
tell the difference. Writing and word processing always ends up telling
a better tale than a simple-minded narration.

Wilbur Hubbard



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