Re: banning of member
We should all be carefull about our language. After all, this group
ought to be a safe place for kids. On the other hand, the phrase
wasn't all that big a deal; banning sounds awfully harsh.
Some phrases of that sort have become so common in our language that
people use them without thinking about what the literal meaning is.
That is sloppy, but banning, again, seems harsh.
The 'brass monkey' explanation was interesting - never heard that.
I've often wondered where one would find a brass monkey. Wooden
indians are common, but brass monkeys seem scarce. ;o)
gbb
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Spelling" <richard@c...>
wrote:
ought to be a safe place for kids. On the other hand, the phrase
wasn't all that big a deal; banning sounds awfully harsh.
Some phrases of that sort have become so common in our language that
people use them without thinking about what the literal meaning is.
That is sloppy, but banning, again, seems harsh.
The 'brass monkey' explanation was interesting - never heard that.
I've often wondered where one would find a brass monkey. Wooden
indians are common, but brass monkeys seem scarce. ;o)
gbb
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Spelling" <richard@c...>
wrote:
> I think the original "monkey" poster wasn't a native englishspeaker, so
> even though that is only connotation, it might have been alegitimate error.
>since the
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Pope" <jpope@a...>
> To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 5:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: banning of member
>
>
> | Hi Group,
> |
> | I dunno about "Spanking the Monkey". Questionable, I suppose,
> only usage that I know of is inmonkey!" in
> | relation to its sexual connotation.
> |
> | But.
> | The phrase "Cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass
> fact relates to the use of a brass rackballs on
> | called a monkey in which to keep a ready number of iron cannon
> deck between each cannon on a warship'scoefficients and in
> | gun deck. Iron and brass have very different expansion
> bitter weather the monkeys wouldcold it had
> | hold fewer cannon balls secure against the ship's rolling. How
> to be to cause this failure I haveof an
> | no idea.
> | The expression is however an old one and a legitimate descriptor
> awfully cold day at sea.reason,
> |
> | Jim
> |
> |
> | Chance Curtis wrote:
> |
> | > Was he banned or was it a Yahoo problem? How about an update ?
> | > CCG
> | > Paul McLellan <bysc@i...> wrote: Heads up bolgerados. No
> warning or notice was given to John.sometimes
> | > His last post was on top of a very long, entertaining and
> | > confusing thread called "Flogging a dead horse" He mentionedbut a
> | > something like flogging a dead horse being akin to "Spanking the
> | > Monkey" I am not sure in which nautical vein John was speaking
> | > quick internet search of the term "Spanking the Monkey" led meto a
> | > rock group, a cartoon and a porn site. I did not come acrossany
> | > reference to the famous Brass Monkey and the balls mentioned onthese
> | > very pages. Possibly some of the more articulate wordsmithscould
> | > provide clarification As John is banned and thereforesilenced, I
> | > would appreciate comments and action on this matter on hisbehalf and
> | > hopefully for the group. Is the moderator allowed to be judgejury
> | > and excecutioner and indiscriminately unilaterally behave likethis?
> | > Thanks -- Paul McLellanNeed I
> | > --- In bolger@y..., "David Romasco" <dromasco@g...> wrote:
> | > > Too much or too little is heard here. why was he banned?
> | > say ahas
> | > > libertarian is as a Libertarian does?
> | > >
> | > > David Romasco
> | > >
> | > > -----Original Message-----
> | > > From: Paul McLellan [mailto:bysc@i...]
> | > > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:04 PM
> | > > To: bolger@y...
> | > > Subject: [bolger] banning of member
> | > >
> | > > John Bartlett aka captjbturtle, builder of many Bolger boats
> | > beengiven to
> | > > banned from this group. No reason, notice or warning was
> | > > John. If Mr. Bolger was a member of this group he would seethe
> | > ironykind of
> | > > of a group supporting an alleged libertarian accepting this
> | > > behaviour by an unseen moderator becoming the judge, jury andBolger.
> | > > excecutioner of a well spoken, knowledgable friend of Mr.
> | > Ifbuilders
> | > > I disappear because of this post would all of you Bolger
> | > keepsomeone of
> | > > on top of this matter to ensure equity is served. Losing
> | > > John's expertise as part of this group would be a severe blow.houseboat
> | > > Thanks--Paul alwaiting spring to get going again on Bolger
> | > > #481horses
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > Bolger rules!!!
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> | > awayGloucester,
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I think the original "monkey" poster wasn't a native english speaker, so
even though that is only connotation, it might have been a legitimate error.
even though that is only connotation, it might have been a legitimate error.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Pope" <jpope@...>
To: <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: banning of member
| Hi Group,
|
| I dunno about "Spanking the Monkey". Questionable, I suppose, since the
only usage that I know of is in
| relation to its sexual connotation.
|
| But.
| The phrase "Cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass monkey!" in
fact relates to the use of a brass rack
| called a monkey in which to keep a ready number of iron cannon balls on
deck between each cannon on a warship's
| gun deck. Iron and brass have very different expansion coefficients and in
bitter weather the monkeys would
| hold fewer cannon balls secure against the ship's rolling. How cold it had
to be to cause this failure I have
| no idea.
| The expression is however an old one and a legitimate descriptor of an
awfully cold day at sea.
|
| Jim
|
|
| Chance Curtis wrote:
|
| > Was he banned or was it a Yahoo problem? How about an update ?
| > CCG
| > Paul McLellan <bysc@...> wrote: Heads up bolgerados. No reason,
warning or notice was given to John.
| > His last post was on top of a very long, entertaining and sometimes
| > confusing thread called "Flogging a dead horse" He mentioned
| > something like flogging a dead horse being akin to "Spanking the
| > Monkey" I am not sure in which nautical vein John was speaking but a
| > quick internet search of the term "Spanking the Monkey" led me to a
| > rock group, a cartoon and a porn site. I did not come across any
| > reference to the famous Brass Monkey and the balls mentioned on these
| > very pages. Possibly some of the more articulate wordsmiths could
| > provide clarification As John is banned and therefore silenced, I
| > would appreciate comments and action on this matter on his behalf and
| > hopefully for the group. Is the moderator allowed to be judge jury
| > and excecutioner and indiscriminately unilaterally behave like this?
| > Thanks -- Paul McLellan
| > --- In bolger@y..., "David Romasco" <dromasco@g...> wrote:
| > > Too much or too little is heard here. why was he banned? Need I
| > say a
| > > libertarian is as a Libertarian does?
| > >
| > > David Romasco
| > >
| > > -----Original Message-----
| > > From: Paul McLellan [mailto:bysc@i...]
| > > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:04 PM
| > > To: bolger@y...
| > > Subject: [bolger] banning of member
| > >
| > > John Bartlett aka captjbturtle, builder of many Bolger boats has
| > been
| > > banned from this group. No reason, notice or warning was given to
| > > John. If Mr. Bolger was a member of this group he would see the
| > irony
| > > of a group supporting an alleged libertarian accepting this kind of
| > > behaviour by an unseen moderator becoming the judge, jury and
| > > excecutioner of a well spoken, knowledgable friend of Mr. Bolger.
| > If
| > > I disappear because of this post would all of you Bolger builders
| > keep
| > > on top of this matter to ensure equity is served. Losing someone of
| > > John's expertise as part of this group would be a severe blow.
| > > Thanks--Paul alwaiting spring to get going again on Bolger houseboat
| > > #481
| > >
| > >
| > > Bolger rules!!!
| > > - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
| > > - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred'
| > posts
| > > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip>
| > away
| > > - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester,
| > MA,
| > > 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
| > > - Unsubscribe: bolger-unsubscribe@y...
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| > >
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| > - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred' posts
| > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip> away
| > - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA,
01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
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| > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip> away
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| Bolger rules!!!
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| - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred' posts
| - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip> away
| - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA,
01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
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Hi Group,
I dunno about "Spanking the Monkey". Questionable, I suppose, since the only usage that I know of is in
relation to its sexual connotation.
But.
The phrase "Cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass monkey!" in fact relates to the use of a brass rack
called a monkey in which to keep a ready number of iron cannon balls on deck between each cannon on a warship's
gun deck. Iron and brass have very different expansion coefficients and in bitter weather the monkeys would
hold fewer cannon balls secure against the ship's rolling. How cold it had to be to cause this failure I have
no idea.
The expression is however an old one and a legitimate descriptor of an awfully cold day at sea.
Jim
Chance Curtis wrote:
I dunno about "Spanking the Monkey". Questionable, I suppose, since the only usage that I know of is in
relation to its sexual connotation.
But.
The phrase "Cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass monkey!" in fact relates to the use of a brass rack
called a monkey in which to keep a ready number of iron cannon balls on deck between each cannon on a warship's
gun deck. Iron and brass have very different expansion coefficients and in bitter weather the monkeys would
hold fewer cannon balls secure against the ship's rolling. How cold it had to be to cause this failure I have
no idea.
The expression is however an old one and a legitimate descriptor of an awfully cold day at sea.
Jim
Chance Curtis wrote:
> Was he banned or was it a Yahoo problem? How about an update ?
> CCG
> Paul McLellan <bysc@...> wrote: Heads up bolgerados. No reason, warning or notice was given to John.
> His last post was on top of a very long, entertaining and sometimes
> confusing thread called "Flogging a dead horse" He mentioned
> something like flogging a dead horse being akin to "Spanking the
> Monkey" I am not sure in which nautical vein John was speaking but a
> quick internet search of the term "Spanking the Monkey" led me to a
> rock group, a cartoon and a porn site. I did not come across any
> reference to the famous Brass Monkey and the balls mentioned on these
> very pages. Possibly some of the more articulate wordsmiths could
> provide clarification As John is banned and therefore silenced, I
> would appreciate comments and action on this matter on his behalf and
> hopefully for the group. Is the moderator allowed to be judge jury
> and excecutioner and indiscriminately unilaterally behave like this?
> Thanks -- Paul McLellan
> --- In bolger@y..., "David Romasco" <dromasco@g...> wrote:
> > Too much or too little is heard here. why was he banned? Need I
> say a
> > libertarian is as a Libertarian does?
> >
> > David Romasco
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul McLellan [mailto:bysc@i...]
> > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:04 PM
> > To: bolger@y...
> > Subject: [bolger] banning of member
> >
> > John Bartlett aka captjbturtle, builder of many Bolger boats has
> been
> > banned from this group. No reason, notice or warning was given to
> > John. If Mr. Bolger was a member of this group he would see the
> irony
> > of a group supporting an alleged libertarian accepting this kind of
> > behaviour by an unseen moderator becoming the judge, jury and
> > excecutioner of a well spoken, knowledgable friend of Mr. Bolger.
> If
> > I disappear because of this post would all of you Bolger builders
> keep
> > on top of this matter to ensure equity is served. Losing someone of
> > John's expertise as part of this group would be a severe blow.
> > Thanks--Paul alwaiting spring to get going again on Bolger houseboat
> > #481
> >
> >
> > Bolger rules!!!
> > - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
> > - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred'
> posts
> > - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip>
> away
> > - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester,
> MA,
> > 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
> > - Unsubscribe: bolger-unsubscribe@y...
> > - Open discussion: bolger_coffee_lounge-subscribe@y...
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo!
> > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service.
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT
>
> Bolger rules!!!
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> - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred' posts
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip> away
> - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
> - Unsubscribe:bolger-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
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> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
> - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred' posts
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip> away
> - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
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Was he banned or was it a Yahoo problem? How about an update ?
CCG
Paul McLellan <bysc@...> wrote: Heads up bolgerados. No reason, warning or notice was given to John.
His last post was on top of a very long, entertaining and sometimes
confusing thread called "Flogging a dead horse" He mentioned
something like flogging a dead horse being akin to "Spanking the
Monkey" I am not sure in which nautical vein John was speaking but a
quick internet search of the term "Spanking the Monkey" led me to a
rock group, a cartoon and a porn site. I did not come across any
reference to the famous Brass Monkey and the balls mentioned on these
very pages. Possibly some of the more articulate wordsmiths could
provide clarification As John is banned and therefore silenced, I
would appreciate comments and action on this matter on his behalf and
hopefully for the group. Is the moderator allowed to be judge jury
and excecutioner and indiscriminately unilaterally behave like this?
Thanks -- Paul McLellan
CCG
Paul McLellan <bysc@...> wrote: Heads up bolgerados. No reason, warning or notice was given to John.
His last post was on top of a very long, entertaining and sometimes
confusing thread called "Flogging a dead horse" He mentioned
something like flogging a dead horse being akin to "Spanking the
Monkey" I am not sure in which nautical vein John was speaking but a
quick internet search of the term "Spanking the Monkey" led me to a
rock group, a cartoon and a porn site. I did not come across any
reference to the famous Brass Monkey and the balls mentioned on these
very pages. Possibly some of the more articulate wordsmiths could
provide clarification As John is banned and therefore silenced, I
would appreciate comments and action on this matter on his behalf and
hopefully for the group. Is the moderator allowed to be judge jury
and excecutioner and indiscriminately unilaterally behave like this?
Thanks -- Paul McLellan
--- In bolger@y..., "David Romasco" <dromasco@g...> wrote:
> Too much or too little is heard here. why was he banned? Need I
say a
> libertarian is as a Libertarian does?
>
> David Romasco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul McLellan [mailto:bysc@i...]
> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:04 PM
> To: bolger@y...
> Subject: [bolger] banning of member
>
> John Bartlett aka captjbturtle, builder of many Bolger boats has
been
> banned from this group. No reason, notice or warning was given to
> John. If Mr. Bolger was a member of this group he would see the
irony
> of a group supporting an alleged libertarian accepting this kind of
> behaviour by an unseen moderator becoming the judge, jury and
> excecutioner of a well spoken, knowledgable friend of Mr. Bolger.
If
> I disappear because of this post would all of you Bolger builders
keep
> on top of this matter to ensure equity is served. Losing someone of
> John's expertise as part of this group would be a severe blow.
> Thanks--Paul alwaiting spring to get going again on Bolger houseboat
> #481
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
> - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred'
posts
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip>
away
> - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester,
MA,
> 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
> - Unsubscribe: bolger-unsubscribe@y...
> - Open discussion: bolger_coffee_lounge-subscribe@y...
>
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> <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Was he banned or was it a Yahoo problem? How about an update ?
CCG
Paul McLellan <bysc@...> wrote:Heads up bolgerados. No reason, warning or notice was given to John.
His last post was on top of a very long, entertaining and sometimes
confusing thread called "Flogging a dead horse" He mentioned
something like flogging a dead horse being akin to "Spanking the
Monkey" I am not sure in which nautical vein John was speaking but a
quick internet search of the term "Spanking the Monkey" led me to a
rock group, a cartoon and a porn site. I did not come across any
reference to the famous Brass Monkey and the balls mentioned on these
very pages. Possibly some of the more articulate wordsmiths could
provide clarification As John is banned and therefore silenced, I
would appreciate comments and action on this matter on his behalf and
hopefully for the group. Is the moderator allowed to be judge jury
and excecutioner and indiscriminately unilaterally behave like this?
Thanks -- Paul McLellan
CCG
Paul McLellan <bysc@...> wrote:Heads up bolgerados. No reason, warning or notice was given to John.
His last post was on top of a very long, entertaining and sometimes
confusing thread called "Flogging a dead horse" He mentioned
something like flogging a dead horse being akin to "Spanking the
Monkey" I am not sure in which nautical vein John was speaking but a
quick internet search of the term "Spanking the Monkey" led me to a
rock group, a cartoon and a porn site. I did not come across any
reference to the famous Brass Monkey and the balls mentioned on these
very pages. Possibly some of the more articulate wordsmiths could
provide clarification As John is banned and therefore silenced, I
would appreciate comments and action on this matter on his behalf and
hopefully for the group. Is the moderator allowed to be judge jury
and excecutioner and indiscriminately unilaterally behave like this?
Thanks -- Paul McLellan
--- In bolger@y..., "David Romasco" <dromasco@g...> wrote:
> Too much or too little is heard here. why was he banned? Need I
say a
> libertarian is as a Libertarian does?
>
> David Romasco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul McLellan [mailto:bysc@i...]
> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:04 PM
> To: bolger@y...
> Subject: [bolger] banning of member
>
> John Bartlett aka captjbturtle, builder of many Bolger boats has
been
> banned from this group. No reason, notice or warning was given to
> John. If Mr. Bolger was a member of this group he would see the
irony
> of a group supporting an alleged libertarian accepting this kind of
> behaviour by an unseen moderator becoming the judge, jury and
> excecutioner of a well spoken, knowledgable friend of Mr. Bolger.
If
> I disappear because of this post would all of you Bolger builders
keep
> on top of this matter to ensure equity is served. Losing someone of
> John's expertise as part of this group would be a severe blow.
> Thanks--Paul alwaiting spring to get going again on Bolger houseboat
> #481
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
> - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred'
posts
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip>
away
> - To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester,
MA,
> 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
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Bolger rules!!!
- no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, or flogging dead horses
- stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed, thanks, Fred' posts
- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts and <snip> away
- To order plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209, Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
- Unsubscribe:bolger-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
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