OT Why is a gyroscope called a gyroscope?

[William Sommerwerck]

Some of use have known Willaim for years, and know
his dry sense of humor. You should talk to him in person,
or on the phone some time.

Thank you. It is appreciated.

Now, let's get back to what this group is about. I have no desire to ever
again break the peace of this group.

 

[David Nebenzahl]

On 3/25/2010 4:34 AM William Sommerwerck spake thus:

People conveniently forget that "you moron" was in (humorous?) respsonse to
an obscenity in the preceding post, and directed at that poster. Apparently,
it's okay for other people to say such things seriously, but I'm raked over
the coals when I do it in jestingly in response.

Absotively. William deserves the benefit of the doubt here. To recap:

[sound of tape recorder rewinding]

Meatplow: Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.

Where I come from, this gets filed under "giving as good as you get".
Ackshooly, I thought William's "you moron" a rather mild comeback.

I'm sure some people will have something nasty and mean-spirited to say
about this.

Not from here.


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

 

[mm]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:44:21 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But I neither started it, nor made it worse.

I'm sure some people will have something nasty
and mean-spirited to say about this.

Well actually you did start this with your entomology
comment, then the furious back-pedaling to claim it was
a joke.

You seem to be determined to provoke me to say even more unkind things. So
be it.

If I could give you the sensation of having your mouth smashed in with a
baseball bat -- without actually doing you any physical harm -- I would do
so, because you badly need it.

Do you think I don't know the difference between entomology and etymology?
Would you like to see the dictionaries and thesauruses I keep next to my
computer, so I can look up a word? I'm working on an historical novel, and I
check the OED (Know what that is? No, of course not.) to see whether a word
was in use during the time of the story. Very handy.

So please cut the crap, huh? There aren't many people who have/had a better
vocabulary than I. (Jacques Barzun and William F. Buckley come to mind. You
probably don't even know who Barzun is.)

Didn't he run the Barzun and Baily circus?

 

[mm]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:25:56 -0800, David Nebenzahl
<nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote:

On 3/25/2010 4:34 AM William Sommerwerck spake thus:

People conveniently forget that "you moron" was in (humorous?) respsonse to
an obscenity in the preceding post, and directed at that poster. Apparently,
it's okay for other people to say such things seriously, but I'm raked over
the coals when I do it in jestingly in response.

Absotively. William deserves the benefit of the doubt here. To recap:

[sound of tape recorder rewinding]

Meatplow: Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.

Where I come from, this gets filed under "giving as good as you get".
Ackshooly, I thought William's "you moron" a rather mild comeback.

Exactly.

I'm sure some people will have something nasty and mean-spirited to say
about this.

Not from here.

 

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:09:10 -0400, mm
<NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>wrote:

On 3/25/2010 4:34 AM William Sommerwerck spake thus:

People conveniently forget that "you moron" was in (humorous?) respsonse to
an obscenity in the preceding post, and directed at that poster. Apparently,
it's okay for other people to say such things seriously, but I'm raked over
the coals when I do it in jestingly in response.

If it were known it was in jest it would have been taken that way and
that would have been the end of it.

Absotively. William deserves the benefit of the doubt here. To recap:

[sound of tape recorder rewinding]

Meatplow: Why don't you look up the etymology of the word,
you fucking idiot?

No doubt as to my intent to yet another stupid fucking question
totally off topic to S.E.R. by mm.

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.

Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

 

[William Sommerwerck]

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.

Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when it's thrown
back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?

 

[ancient-time-traveler]

On Mar 27, 9:34 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net>
wrote:

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when it's thrown
back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?

I too am a victim of one of Bill's sick ass jokes. He is a huge sick
ass joker. When I am trying to sell my wares so I can slide food
across my table to feed my hunger children. Sick ass bill is cracking
weird jokes about spinal taps crap. Bill apparently believe his
convoluted or obscure references makes him look smart. Maybe Bill has
too much time on his hands. Maybe he should get a job at something he
is good at. How about in the shipping department at Keeblers! Wish
Allen would chime in he really puts Sick ass Bill in his
place............................. .

 

On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:34:57 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net>wrote:

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.

Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when it's thrown
back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?

I didn't use strong language at you. You had no right to use it with
me. So I take it this wasn't a joke after all. That's ok William all
is well my skin is well thickened. I called the mm entity a fucking
idiot because it is just that.

Peace

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 9:34 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net
wrote:
William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when it's thrown
back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?

I too am a victim of one of Bill's sick ass jokes. He is a huge sick
ass joker. When I am trying to sell my wares so I can slide food
across my table to feed my hunger children. Sick ass bill is cracking
weird jokes about spinal taps crap. Bill apparently believe his
convoluted or obscure references makes him look smart. Maybe Bill has
too much time on his hands. Maybe he should get a job at something he
is good at. How about in the shipping department at Keeblers! Wish
Allen would chime in he really puts Sick ass Bill in his
place............................. .

No one in their right mind wants that 23EGP22 CRT.


--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'

 

[William Sommerwerck]

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.

Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when
it's thrown back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?

I didn't use strong language at you. You had no right to use it with
me.

Then who was the OP -- because my response was directed at that person? If
it wasn't you, why are you taking umbrage? You can't have it both ways (ie,
"I didn't say it, but I'm offended at the response").

So I take it this wasn't a joke after all. That's ok William all
is well my skin is well thickened. I called the mm entity a
fucking idiot because it is just that.

It /was/ a joke, and that should have been perfectly clear days ago.

 

[ancient-time-traveler]

On Mar 27, 6:42 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 9:34 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net
wrote:
William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when it's thrown
back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?

I too am a victim of  one of Bill's sick ass jokes. He is a huge sick
ass joker. When I am trying to sell my wares so I can slide food
across my table to feed my hunger children. Sick ass bill is cracking
weird jokes about spinal taps crap. Bill apparently believe his
convoluted or obscure references makes him look smart. Maybe Bill has
too much time on his hands. Maybe he should get a job at something he
is good at. How about in the shipping department at Keeblers!  Wish
Allen would chime in he really puts Sick ass Bill in his
place.............................  .

   No one in their right mind wants that 23EGP22 CRT.

--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'

Wrong Einstien not a 23EGP22 and FYI I I SOLD my CRT thru another
forum and he is very happy with it.

 

[ancient-time-traveler]

On Mar 27, 7:49 pm, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net>
wrote:

William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.
Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when
it's thrown back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?
I didn't use strong language at you. You had no right to use it with
me.

Then who was the OP -- because my response was directed at that person? If
it wasn't you, why are you taking umbrage? You can't have it both ways (ie,
"I didn't say it, but I'm offended at the response").

So I take it this wasn't a joke after all. That's ok William all
is well my skin is well thickened. I called the mm entity a
fucking idiot because it is just that.

It /was/ a joke, and that should have been perfectly clear days ago.

Sick Ass Bill means it it in the worst possible way you can imagine.To
Sick Ass Bill Everything is a Joke. Noticed the same people enable
and stick up for Sick Ass Bill. It is about time Sick Ass Bill and his
GOOD buddies start their own group besides that circle thing they do.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 6:42 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
wrote:
ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 9:34 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net
wrote:
William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.

Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when it's thrown
back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?

I too am a victim of one of Bill's sick ass jokes. He is a huge sick
ass joker. When I am trying to sell my wares so I can slide food
across my table to feed my hunger children. Sick ass bill is cracking
weird jokes about spinal taps crap. Bill apparently believe his
convoluted or obscure references makes him look smart. Maybe Bill has
too much time on his hands. Maybe he should get a job at something he
is good at. How about in the shipping department at Keeblers! Wish
Allen would chime in he really puts Sick ass Bill in his
place............................. .

No one in their right mind wants that 23EGP22 CRT.

--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'

Wrong Einstien not a 23EGP22 and FYI I I SOLD my CRT thru another
forum and he is very happy with it.

This isn't a forum, jackass. It is news:sci.electronics.repair an
Usenet Newsgroup.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

http://www.flickr.com/photos/materrell/

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 7:49 pm, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net
wrote:
William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.
Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when
it's thrown back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?
I didn't use strong language at you. You had no right to use it with
me.

Then who was the OP -- because my response was directed at that person? If
it wasn't you, why are you taking umbrage? You can't have it both ways (ie,
"I didn't say it, but I'm offended at the response").

So I take it this wasn't a joke after all. That's ok William all
is well my skin is well thickened. I called the mm entity a
fucking idiot because it is just that.

It /was/ a joke, and that should have been perfectly clear days ago.

Sick Ass Bill means it it in the worst possible way you can imagine.To
Sick Ass Bill Everything is a Joke. Noticed the same people enable
and stick up for Sick Ass Bill. It is about time Sick Ass Bill and his
GOOD buddies start their own group besides that circle thing they do.

You are a 'Circle jerk of one', as usual.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

http://www.flickr.com/photos/materrell/

 

[ancient-time-traveler]

On Mar 28, 12:06 am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 7:49 pm, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net
wrote:
William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.
Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when
it's thrown back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?
I didn't use strong language at you. You had no right to use it with
me.

Then who was the OP -- because my response was directed at that person? If
it wasn't you, why are you taking umbrage? You can't have it both ways (ie,
"I didn't say it, but I'm offended at the response").

So I take it this wasn't a joke after all. That's ok William all
is well my skin is well thickened. I called the mm entity a
fucking idiot because it is just that.

It /was/ a joke, and that should have been perfectly clear days ago.

Sick Ass Bill means it it in the worst possible way you can imagine.To
Sick Ass Bill Everything is a Joke.  Noticed the same people enable
and stick up for Sick Ass Bill. It is about time Sick Ass Bill and his
GOOD buddies start their own group besides that circle thing they do.

   You are a 'Circle jerk of one', as usual.

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

http://www.flickr.com/photos/materrell/

Hey Michael A. Terrell Punk, your DD214 apparently never stop you from
being a punk. You and Sick Ass Bill can play your semantics game, no
one cares.Any reasonable person would question the quality of your So-
called service because you are a punk ass jerk now. I suspect you have
always have been. I and many others have served but do not talk about
it. I certainly would not use my DD-214 as some sort of trump to win
arguments. No one mentioned "Service to my country?" You bring it up
Proves You are a PUNK. You are pathetic.

 

[ancient-time-traveler]

On Mar 28, 12:06 am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 7:49 pm, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net
wrote:
William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.
Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when
it's thrown back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?
I didn't use strong language at you. You had no right to use it with
me.

Then who was the OP -- because my response was directed at that person? If
it wasn't you, why are you taking umbrage? You can't have it both ways (ie,
"I didn't say it, but I'm offended at the response").

So I take it this wasn't a joke after all. That's ok William all
is well my skin is well thickened. I called the mm entity a
fucking idiot because it is just that.

It /was/ a joke, and that should have been perfectly clear days ago.

Sick Ass Bill means it it in the worst possible way you can imagine.To
Sick Ass Bill Everything is a Joke.  Noticed the same people enable
and stick up for Sick Ass Bill. It is about time Sick Ass Bill and his
GOOD buddies start their own group besides that circle thing they do.

   You are a 'Circle jerk of one', as usual.

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

http://www.flickr.com/photos/materrell/

Hey Michael A. Terrell Punk, your DD214 apparently never stop you from
being a punk. You and Sick Ass Bill can play your semantics game, no
one cares.Any reasonable person would question the quality of your So-
called service because you are a punk ass jerk now. I suspect you have
always have been. I and many others have served but do not talk about
it. I certainly would not use my DD-214 as some sort of trump to win
arguments. No one mentioned "Service to my country?" You bring it up
Proves You are a PUNK. You are pathetic.

 

[ancient-time-traveler]

On Mar 28, 12:06 am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

On Mar 27, 7:49 pm, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net
wrote:
William: A gyroscope isn't an insect, you moron.
Who knows William's intent? Was it a flame? Humorous retort?
When someone calls me a moron I tend to take it seriously.
Do you feel it's okay to use strong language, then object when
it's thrown back at you (whether seriously or in humor)?
I didn't use strong language at you. You had no right to use it with
me.

Then who was the OP -- because my response was directed at that person? If
it wasn't you, why are you taking umbrage? You can't have it both ways (ie,
"I didn't say it, but I'm offended at the response").

So I take it this wasn't a joke after all. That's ok William all
is well my skin is well thickened. I called the mm entity a
fucking idiot because it is just that.

It /was/ a joke, and that should have been perfectly clear days ago.

Sick Ass Bill means it it in the worst possible way you can imagine.To
Sick Ass Bill Everything is a Joke.  Noticed the same people enable
and stick up for Sick Ass Bill. It is about time Sick Ass Bill and his
GOOD buddies start their own group besides that circle thing they do.

   You are a 'Circle jerk of one', as usual.

--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

http://www.flickr.com/photos/materrell/

Hey Michael A. Terrell Punk, your DD214 apparently never stop you from
being a punk. You and Sick Ass Bill can play your semantics game, no
one cares.Any reasonable person would question the quality of your So-
called service because you are a punk ass jerk now. I suspect you have
always have been. I and many others have served but do not talk about
it. I certainly would not use my DD-214 as some sort of trump to win
arguments. No one mentioned "Service to my country?" You bring it up
Proves You are a PUNK. You are pathetic.

 

[David Nebenzahl]

On 3/28/2010 1:04 AM ancient-time-traveler spake thus:

Hey Michael A. Terrell Punk, your DD214 apparently never stop you from
being a punk. You and Sick Ass Bill can play your semantics game, no
one cares. [...]

[snip rest of bullshit]

Well, "ancient time traveler", the joke's on you. Apparently you're such
an idiot you don't realize that your message got posted here *4 times*
because you though you were "editing" it through Google Groups.

No, this is *not* a Google Groups group: it's a Usenet newsgroup. So
every time you click "post message" or whatever in GG, you generate a
brand-new message here.

Kinda makes you look like the idjit you are.


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

Hey Michael A. Terrell Punk, your DD214 apparently never stop you from
being a punk. You and Sick Ass Bill can play your semantics game, no
one cares.Any reasonable person would question the quality of your So-
called service because you are a punk ass jerk now. I suspect you have
always have been. I and many others have served but do not talk about
it. I certainly would not use my DD-214 as some sort of trump to win
arguments. No one mentioned "Service to my country?" You bring it up
Proves You are a PUNK. You are pathetic.

That was posted from a different computer. I used that sig file for
months before switching computers, so shove it. It was intended to piss
off idiots, and I see that it still works.

BTW, What's wrong? No threats of bodily harm by email this time?

PLONK on a second newsgroup.



--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'

 

[ancient-time-traveler]

On Mar 28, 9:10 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:

ancient-time-traveler wrote:

Hey Michael A. Terrell Punk, your DD214 apparently never stop you from
being a punk. You and Sick Ass Bill can play your semantics game, no
one cares.Any reasonable person would question the quality of your So-
called service because you are a punk ass jerk now. I suspect you have
always have been. I and many others have served but do not talk about
it. I certainly would not use my DD-214 as some sort of trump to win
arguments.  No one mentioned "Service to my country?" You bring it up
Proves You are a PUNK. You are pathetic.

   That was posted from a different computer. I used that sig file for
months before switching computers, so shove it.  It was intended to piss
off idiots, and I see that it still works.

   BTW, What's wrong?  No threats of bodily harm by email this time?

   PLONK on a second newsgroup.

--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'

Yea Sure .................. BTK