On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:24:31 -0400, "Sarah Banick"
wrote:
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>"Tim C." wrote in message
>news:1all6yjx8u529.gjt27nhvkrbn.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:35:23 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>>
>>>> And what happens to the OT thread that morphs into something really
>>>> interesting?
>>
>> What? I don't understand!
>>
>> --
>> Tim C.
>
>I believe Evelyn is referring to posts that start with something simple like
>"Paris transport advice" and then wander off in search of a another subject.
>There may be a few legit answers, and then someone asks about restaurant
>locations near the Metro. Mixi chimes in with a comment and others have to
>debate it and throw in a couple jokes. Before long, every one is sharing
>memories about the first time they saw "Babette's Feast" and trying to
>remember the actresses' name -- no, not that one, the blonder one -- before
>moving onto which type of mandolin chefs prefer. One poster thinks it's a
>musical instrument, so there are a few snotty posts about the first poster's
>education.
>
>Simultaneously, the restaurant comment has spun off in another direction, as
>do several other threads under the same name. Finally, no thread is
>sufficiently complete until somebody brings up Adolf Hitler. Then everone
>gets huffy and leaves.
>
>Understand now? :-)
Are you suggesting that it is time we dug up Adolf Hitler? :-|
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Martin
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