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In article , Mike Coslo writes:
One of the great mysteries of the Universe is how Jan [Smithers] got so little attention compared to Loni Anderson, who has to be one of the scariest wimmin this lad has ever seen. It was part of the subtly subversive nature of the show, Mike. All of the characters were true originals and stereotype-busters. Part of the subtext was that the more attractive "Bailey" was overlooked because of people's assumptions rather than the reality. The viewers saw it, of course. Same for the fact that "Jennifer" was actually in charge and very intelligent, "Johnny Fever" had an encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll, "Venus" had a hidden past that no one suspected, etc. Appearances were intentionally deceiving. Remember episodes like the one where Jennifer moves to a new house? Or the ones with the "Red Wigglers" and "Ferryman Funeral Homes" singing commercials? When Venus explained the atom in two minutes? Johnny Fever's reaction time after several drinks? Save The Flim? The list goes on and on.. And truly great music was part of the show, yet never slowed it down. Yet the show was cancelled even though it was #6 overall in the ratings. The *overall* ratings. Can you imagine a #6 show that cost almost nothing to make being cancelled today? "WKRP" and "Barney Miller" essentially invented the workplace ensemble sitcom that has no central character.. Before those two shows, almost all sitcoms were reinventions of the nuclear-family-plus-sidekick based 'The Honeymooners" and/or "I Love Lucy", (which are quite alike in many respects, except that the gender roles are reversed in "Lucy"). Most sitcoms today are simply variations on Alice, Ralph, Trixie and Ed, or Lucy, Ricky, Ethel and Fred. 73 de Jim, N2EY "as God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..." |
In article k.net, "KØHB"
writes: "Dave Heil" wrote Why do you persist in changing Jim's posts and re-posting with no indication that you're changing them? Because she feels like it. I don't think she needs a reason beyond that. Do you think it's her right to misattribute? Do you think it's her right to change quoted posts with no indication of having done so? Do you think it's her right to end a post with someone else's typical signature? Jim is apparently trying to make a point about Kim's call sign, which he and many of us think borders on 'tacky'. That's his right. To be exact, I think the callsign she chose for herself is inappropriate for the amateur radio service. I agree with Riley's evaluation of it. But I have tried not to make a big deal about the issue. I cannot control what others put in their postings here, but I *can* control what I post, and so certain inappropriate words and phrases are edited out by me. The editing is done in accordance with Usenet and email standards. I try to always be clear what words were written by the original author and what words were not. I found it amusing that other posters who "had a problem" with Kim's choice of callsign wrote many, many postings containing that callsign, therefore giving it far more visibility than it would otherwise get. Kim is apparently trying to make a point about Jim. That's her right. Do you think it's her right to misattribute? Do you think it's her right to change quoted posts with no indication of having done so? Do you think it's her right to end a post with someone else's typical signature? Never mind that they both remind me of the 'church lady', and I think that they and you are acting like sanctimonious twits. That's my right. "Well, isn't that special?" ;-) YMMV. That's your right. It's surreal to note that Kim's alteration of quotes raises far, far less comment and condemnation than my omission of her callsign. In fact, I've been omitting it for many months and no one has noticed until now. Of all the people who post here, Kim always struck me as the one who would *least* need to have her status as a radio amateur (or her status as anything else) validated, endorsed, supported or otherwise patronized by me. Or by anyone else. I'm sometimes electro-politically incorrect. That's not going to change. Deal with it. But I don't misattribute and then say the header should make it clear. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
Here's an update on various estimates of when Morse code testing will be
eliminated in the US. Note that four predicted dates are in the past. WA2SI: September 13, 2003 KF6TPT: September 29, 2003 KC8EPO: December 31, 2003 K2UNK: January 1, 2004 K2ASP: March 15, 2004 AA2QA: April 1, 2004 N2EY: April 15, 2004 N3KIP: May 1, 2004 KC8PMX: July 1, 2004 WA2ISE: August 1, 2004 K3LT: September 15, 2004 WK3C: December 30, 2004 N8UZE: July 1, 2005 KB3EIA: July 5, 2007 ("minimum 4 years from date of requirement drop") Kim: June 1, 2008 K0HB: January 1, 2011 (first date not in "this decade") Closest date (before or after) wins. Anyone else? 73 de Jim, N2EY |
In article .net, "KØHB"
writes: "N2EY" wrote Here's an update on various estimates of when Morse code testing will be eliminated in the US. Note that four predicted dates are in the past. Given that ARRL likely will lobby for continuing a code test for Amateur Extra (12-13WPM?) applicants, I predict that Morse testing will not be eliminated in this decade. I'll put you on the list for January 1, 2011, assuming by "this decade" you meant the ten years from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2010 73 de Jim, N2EY |
N2EY wrote:
In article k.net, "KØHB" writes: "Dave Heil" wrote Why do you persist in changing Jim's posts and re-posting with no indication that you're changing them? Because she feels like it. I don't think she needs a reason beyond that. Do you think it's her right to misattribute? Do you think it's her right to change quoted posts with no indication of having done so? Do you think it's her right to end a post with someone else's typical signature? Jim is apparently trying to make a point about Kim's call sign, which he and many of us think borders on 'tacky'. That's his right. To be exact, I think the callsign she chose for herself is inappropriate for the amateur radio service. I agree with Riley's evaluation of it. But I have tried not to make a big deal about the issue. I cannot control what others put in their postings here, but I *can* control what I post, and so certain inappropriate words and phrases are edited out by me. The editing is done in accordance with Usenet and email standards. I try to always be clear what words were written by the original author and what words were not. I found it amusing that other posters who "had a problem" with Kim's choice of callsign wrote many, many postings containing that callsign, therefore giving it far more visibility than it would otherwise get. Kim is apparently trying to make a point about Jim. That's her right. Do you think it's her right to misattribute? Nope Do you think it's her right to change quoted posts with no indication of having done so? Nope Do you think it's her right to end a post with someone else's typical signature? Nope Never mind that they both remind me of the 'church lady', and I think that they and you are acting like sanctimonious twits. That's my right. "Well, isn't that special?" ;-) YMMV. That's your right. It's surreal to note that Kim's alteration of quotes raises far, far less comment and condemnation than my omission of her callsign. In fact, I've been omitting it for many months and no one has noticed until now. I did, but saw no need to comment until the mis-attribute letter came along. Of all the people who post here, Kim always struck me as the one who would *least* need to have her status as a radio amateur (or her status as anything else) validated, endorsed, supported or otherwise patronized by me. Or by anyone else. I'm sometimes electro-politically incorrect. That's not going to change. Deal with it. But I don't misattribute and then say the header should make it clear. Most of her posts have the correct attributes (or is that attributification) 8^) How this message became "different" is a mystery. Maybe it was an accident, maybe it was not. Heck if I did that, I'd send out an "oops" at least. - Mike KB3EIA - |
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Here's an update on various estimates of when Morse code testing will be
eliminated in the US. Note that four predicted dates are in the past. WA2SI: September 13, 2003 KF6TPT: September 29, 2003 KC8EPO: December 31, 2003 K2UNK: January 1, 2004 K2ASP: March 15, 2004 AA2QA: April 1, 2004 N2EY: April 15, 2004 N3KIP: May 1, 2004 KC8PMX: July 1, 2004 WA2ISE: August 1, 2004 K3LT: September 15, 2004 WK3C: December 30, 2004 N8UZE: July 1, 2005 KB3EIA: July 5, 2007 ("minimum 4 years from date of requirement drop") Kim: June 1, 2008 K0HB: January 1, 3000 (first date not in "this millenium") Closest date (before or after) wins. Anyone else? 73 de Jim, N2EY |
Here's an update on various estimates of when Morse code testing will be
eliminated in the US. Note that four predicted dates are in the past. Egbert: September 13, 2003 Jeff: September 29, 2003 Leroy: December 31, 2003 Bill: January 1, 2004 Phil: March 15, 2004 Jim H: April 1, 2004 Jim M: April 15, 2004 Alun: May 1, 2004 Ryan: July 1, 2004 Robert: August 1, 2004 Larry: September 15, 2004 Charles: December 30, 2004 Dee: July 1, 2005 Mike: July 5, 2007 ("minimum 4 years from date of requirement drop") Kim: June 1, 2008 Hans: January 1, 3000 (first date not in "this millenium") Closest date (before or after) wins. Anyone else? Howzat? - Mike KB3EIA - |
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
... Here's an update on various estimates of when Morse code testing will be eliminated in the US. Note that four predicted dates are in the past. Egbert: September 13, 2003 Jeff: September 29, 2003 Leroy: December 31, 2003 Bill: January 1, 2004 Phil: March 15, 2004 Jim H: April 1, 2004 Jim M: April 15, 2004 Alun: May 1, 2004 Ryan: July 1, 2004 Robert: August 1, 2004 Larry: September 15, 2004 Charles: December 30, 2004 Dee: July 1, 2005 Mike: July 5, 2007 ("minimum 4 years from date of requirement drop") Kim: June 1, 2008 Hans: January 1, 3000 (first date not in "this millenium") Closest date (before or after) wins. Anyone else? Howzat? - Mike KB3EIA - Hey Mike, My friends call me Bert. Only Len calls me Egbert. (Who said he doesn't know his place?) ;-) 73 de Bert WA2SI |
Bert Craig wrote:
Hey Mike, My friends call me Bert. Only Len calls me Egbert. (Who said he doesn't know his place?) ;-) oops, Sorry, Bert! I wasn't sure who everyone was by callsign, so I looked it up on arr.org. - Mike KB3EIA - |
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