I moved from Brooklyn to an area in NJ where housing was affordable at the time. Little did I know as German new comer... I was looking for the right terminology for quite some while and rabble is the word I was missing for a few years now. Thanks! 8). Rainer
PS: 'People of no consequence' sounds very arrogant... Here is a great Dictionary: http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/devils/ I got the book and love to read in it once in a while. I like the one entry a lot which is missing in this site: Hell: The absence of reason. On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Dave Engvall <[email protected]> wrote: > Webster defines 'riffraff' as: "those people or that segment of > society regarded as of no consequence". > > In my early days I also drove Volvo's. Had a 544 and a couple of > 122's. one with the 108 HP engine... more fun. > > Dave > > On May 12, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Lars Andersson wrote: > >> For us not natives, what is "riff raff"? Tried to google it, maybe >> means >> plebeian or so? >> Anyway, I drive an old Volvo. >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Gene Heskett [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: den 12 maj 2009 19:41 >>> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] almost for how helpful >>> >>> On Tuesday 12 May 2009, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >>>> doesn't keep all the riff raff out - I am here and grateful for >>>> it :) >>> :) >>> >>> Same here Stuart. They even tolerate old farts like me. Amazing... >>> >>>> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Rainer Schmidt >>>> <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>>> Yes, I have the same experience. This is a smart list! Seems UNIX >>>>> keeps the riff raff out... How I got here? Never mind... >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Douglas Pollard >>> <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>>>> I recently posted an e-mail to this list and also posted an e- >>> mail >>>>>> to another list about the proprietary CNC software that is >>> discussed >>>>>> there as I have the choice to use either. >>>>>> Here I got several thoughtful answers there I got none. They >>>>>> are >>>>>> nice people on that other list and seem to try to be helpful. It >>> dawned >>>>>> on me that they simply don't know anything about the software they >>> are >>>>>> using or the windows program it's running on. >>>>>> I find myself felling pretty dumb in the face of a lot of >>> superior >>>>>> knowledge here on these Linux groups,thenI think about most of the >>>>>> Windows user I know who haven't got a clue. >>>>>> This list alone makes running EMC2 a worthwhile endevour. >>>>>> It is >>> not >>>>>> everyday in life that you run across a bunch of people who help >>> each >>>>>> other and help others as goes on here. Anyway everyone involved >>> here >>>>>> deserves a little well earned praise. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks All, >>>>>> >>>>>> Doug >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________ >>>>> Rainer M. 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With the NEW >> KODAK i700 >> Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image >> processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your > production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to > Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 > Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image > processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- _________________________________ Rainer M. 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