Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 06:18:32 12/02/97
Go up one level in this thread
On December 02, 1997 at 05:55:54, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: >On December 02, 1997 at 05:44:56, Chris Whittington wrote: > >> >>On December 02, 1997 at 05:15:49, Thorsten Czub wrote: >> >>> >>>>And Thorsten is something of a loose cannon :) >>>> >>> >>>What is a loose cannon ?? >> >>Its a naval expression. When Brittania ruled the waves, we did it with >>cannon. These cannon were held in position against the recoil by ropes. >>Without the rope restraint, when they fired the recoil would send the >>cannon itself crashing around the ship causing chaos and destruction. >> >>Understand now ? >> >>>Can I eat this ? >> >>No, but it can eat you. >> >>> >>>>> But answering the way you did is like saying: "fuck you". >>>>>Sorry for the words. :( >>>> >>>>Well, Thorsten didn't say that. But .... >>>> >>> >>>I tried to explain to Detlef that the guys in chris company have many >>>other things to do than to care on bug-fixing ! >>>I gave examples. DOOM , command & conquer, etc. >> >>No, the workers all work. They are oppressed proletarians, and it is the >>companies job to exploit them as much as possible. >> >>I, however, when I'm not polishing my fleet of Rolls Royces, quite often >>play Close Comabt II. Its very good for KILLING GERMANS, Thorsten :) >> >>Chris >> >>> >>>I thought, somebody should tell him the truth ! >>> >>>>Chris Whittington > >Why don't you exchange your messages by email instead ? This is just plain rude. 1. If Thorsten asks what the loose cannon reference is, publicly; do you object to the explanation ? 2. If Thorsten suggests that Oxford Softworks is lazing around all day; do you object to a jokey refutation ? 3. Sorry, but I stayed out of this thread for a long while. It got to be time to say something. Especially since I got asked (a) by Christophe and (b) by Thorsten. Chris Whittington > >Uli
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.