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Re: [B7L] Hello? where is everyone?
by Marian de Haan 26 Apr '01

26 Apr '01

Sally wrote: >Don't make me dig out my 'how Avon's fashion choices reflects his mental and emotional state throughout the series' argument, just for something to post < Well, I for one would love to read that. The list is rather quiet, isn't it? Have all frequent posters unsubscribed or have we run out of things to discuss or is everyone - like me - still nursing the RSI caused by February's barrage of messages? :-) Marian

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Hello? where is everyone?
by Sally Manton 26 Apr '01

26 Apr '01

Don't make me dig out my 'how Avon's fashion choices reflects his mental and emotional state throughout the series' argument, just for something to post ... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Captain Vila
by Sally Manton 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

Jenny Kaye wrote: <If Vila *was* an Alpha Grade then he should have been bright enough to "fail" any test. It's not that difficult to fail an IQ test if you know what sort of answers the examiners are looking for.> If they've been running the tests for long enough (and it does appear the system is entrenched, from the sheer casualness with which it's mentioned on-screen) surely the organisers would have come up with something a bit more subtle than that? (OTOH, it *is* a totalitarian dictatorship, not normally known for their subtlety). To be honest, I *don't* believe Vila was Alpha, but possibly a higher grade than Delta to start with - if it *is* exam-or-intelligence-based, which 'Weapon' also seems to indicate, he's brighter than that. But that doesn't mean it's got to be Delta, since I'm totally sure about Tarrant either (my current fanon says that there are grades within grades he's lower-grade Alpha. But YMMV, there's not much evidence on how this grade business works.) <Who, or what, is a "Toothy"?> One Del Tarrant. Christened in honour of one of his most - errr - shining attributes, that blindingly perfect smile. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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re: Paypal warning (OT)
by JEB31538＠cs.com 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

Feel free to pass my warning on to other lists, groups, or people. I think it is wrong for Paypal to make it appear that it's so easy to use Paypal and then make it so hard to use it. Well, make it hard to GET the money out. The more I think about it, the more I feel what Paypal is doing isn't quite right-- and I am almost willing to bet money that Paypal will be out of business by next year. And I think when it collapses that a lot of people are going to get shafted out of whatever funds they currently have in Paypal at the time of the collapse. Paypal was just too anxious to get me to leave the money in the account and accrue interest. I wonder how many people it talks into doing that?? I just don't think it's safe to be involved with this company. If you have money in it, get it out as soon as you can. Joyce Bowen

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Re: [B7L] Paypal warning (OT)
by Ashton7＠aol.com 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

<<<<So since they will NOT give me the money, I asked them to reverse the money and return it to the sender. Sorry, they can't do that. Why? Because it's in my account.>>> Only you can return the money. If you don't have an account to sign into, you can't return it. HOWEVER, if your friend will go into THEIR account, they will see that the money is sitting there as UNCLAIMED and all they have to do is cancel the transaction. If they don't cancel the transaction, the money will revert to their account in 30 days automatically. There is no way for Paypal to transfer the money to you if you don't give them either a credit card or your bank account information. The reason they are telling you there will be a fee is that the limit of credit card payments for personal accounts to receive per month is $100.00. If your friend wants to send you the money without there being a fee, they can do so by sending you money directly from their Paypal balance OR via an Echeck (money directly from their bank account). If they are sending you the money from a credit card, then the limit applies. This is because the credit card companies are charging Paypal for every transaction of this type. In any case, it is on your friend's head since they tried to send money to someone who doesn't have a valid account set up. All they have to do is go back into their own account and cancel the transaction. The money will immediately revert to their account. Annie

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Re: [B7L] Captain Vila
by Jenny Kaye 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

Sally wrote: > >Jenny wrote: > ><And IMO he was lying anyway, why would he have to buy a grade when all > >he'd > >have to do is fail the exams? Much more cost effective.> > > >Unless he *did* try to fail the exams, and failed *that* (since they were > >possibly IQ-type tests, this is quite possible). If Vila *was* an Alpha Grade then he should have been bright enough to "fail" any test. It's not that difficult to fail an IQ test if you know what sort of answers the examiners are looking for. > >This makes quite an appealing idea, actually - and one he wouldn't mention when claiming he was > >as good as Toothy Who, or what, is a "Toothy"? Jenny _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Re: [B7L] Morgan filk - off-topic
by Jenny Kaye 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

Judith Proctor wrote: > > > > > >This one is rather off-topic, but I thought the few Morgan fans here >might > > >appreciate it. Actually, given how bleak it is, I'm not sure if >appreciate > > >isreally the right word. So taken was I by Judith Proctor's Lament for Morgan's dead sheep, that I have written a more light hearted version in response. Which goes like this: MORGAN'S PIES > > >There are hills and farms in England, > > >In Scotland, Ireland, Wales, > > >And cholesterol levels rising, > > >As pies come to the vales. > > > > > >CHORUS > > >For the cook house stoves are burning, > > >And the black smoke fills the skies, > > >And the weight will never leave me, > > >And the memory of your pies. > > > > > >Oh, Morgan, son of Owen, > > >Will your pies never be free, > > >They once were baked in Blainau, > > >Now feed your pies to me. > > > > > >I see you in each farmer, > > >Who tends to eat your fare, > > >Your face haunts every image, > > >Just like a big fat Mare. > > > > > >The diet brings no respite, > > >For the pounds they won't move on, > > >How many more will join them, > > >Before these pies are gone? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Paypal warning (OT)
by JEB31538＠cs.com 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

This is a personal warning about using Paypal. IF you do not have Paypal, then be sure to read this warning. If you do have Paypal, also read this warning because you cannot use it to send money to people who are not members of Paypal. And it may turn out that the person you want to send money to will not want to join Paypal in order to get it. Paypal is holding hostage $350 that a German friend is trying to pay me. They first off want to charge me $8 to receive the money and then they inform me I cannot receive the $350 (now $342) unless I give them a credit card number (which takes a month to verify doing it the Paypal way) or I give them my bank account number. I cannot receive the money they already have for me and have earmarked for me unless I do one of those two things. I have refused simply because those are joint accounts with my husband and my husband isn't about to hand over personal numbers involving our accounts to anybody. Why should we trust Paypal with this information? And I know from other people's complaints that the credit card verification deal is a real hassle--even if I wanted to do it. Paypal claims they need to verify my address, an address I have lived at for 25 years and that the only way to do it is by having my bank account number or my credit card number. That is BS. So since they will NOT give me the money, I asked them to reverse the money and return it to the sender. Sorry, they can't do that. Why? Because it's in my account. Now I know why I have seen on Ebay several sellers saying they do not accept Paypal even though they accept a lot of other methods of payment. So this is a warning. You cannot pay anybody a large sum (or maybe even a small sum??) UNLESS the person receiving the money agrees to sign up with Paypal and this requires giving personal financial information to Paypal. I frankly don't trust any organization who is this inflexible. Interesting enough, the man I talked to on the phone refused to give me his last name. It's company policy. He also refused to give my matter a number to identify the problem. After all, he said, all anyone needs to know to check the matter is my Email address. Paypal has my Email address, my home address, and my telephone number. It does not need my credit card number or my bank account number in order to pay me $350 (minus the $8 fee) that my friend has already given them and specifically earmarked it for me. If any of you are Paypal people and are having trouble with your account, the 24 hour number to call is 1-888-221-1161. The person on the phone Brandan (no last name) said he wasn't sure if that worked outside the US, but that the following number would. It is in use from 6 AM to midnight US Central Standard Time. This number is (402) 935 2081. Joyce Bowen

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Re: [B7L] Captain Vila
by Sally Manton 25 Apr '01

25 Apr '01

Jenny wrote: <And IMO he was lying anyway, why would he have to buy a grade when all he'd have to do is fail the exams? Much more cost effective.> Unless he *did* try to fail the exams, and failed *that* (since they were possibly IQ-type tests, this is quite possible). This makes quite an appealing idea, actually - and one he wouldn't mention when claiming he was as good as Toothy <g> _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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Morgan filk - off-topic
by Judith Proctor 24 Apr '01

24 Apr '01

This one is rather off-topic, but I thought the few Morgan fans here might appreciate it. Actually, given how bleak it is, I'm not sure if appreciate is really the right word. (The British tourist board will probably hate me. So, err, come to sunny Dorset where we don't yet have foot and mouth disease) Lament by Judith Proctor The tune is Shanagolden, also used for 'I Gave My Love a Cherry'. There are hills and farms in England, In Scotland, Ireland, Wales, And death hangs heavy o'er them, As foot and mouth comes to the vales. CHORUS For the funeral pyres are burning, And the black smoke fills the sky, And your ghost will never leave me, And your memory never die. Oh, Morgan, son of Owen, Will your soul be ever free, You once were bound to Blainau, But now you're haunting me. I see you in each farmer, Who stands in quiet despair, Your face haunts every image, And it's more than I can bear. The suicide no rest finds, For his spirit can't move on, How many more will join you Before this plague is done? (Blainau is pronounced bly-knee) -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 - Fanzines for Blake's 7, B7 Filk songs, pictures, news, Conventions past and present, Blake's 7 fan clubs, Gareth Thomas, etc. (also non-Blake's 7 zines at http://www.knightwriter.org ) Redemption '03 21-23 Feb 2003 http://www.smof.com/redemption/

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