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OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 4:19:15 PM   
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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 4:50:34 PM   
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that was awesome -- it really isn't just me!

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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 4:53:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		Heh.  I can not imagine why AOL would not want to lose yet ANOTHER customer.  Is it because they are getting their asses kicked in the ISP wars? 

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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 4:58:37 PM   
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ORIGINAL: SirKenin
Wicca: Pretending to be an ancient religion since 1956


Actually my research indicates the pretense dates back to 1954.

i quoted You in my Curanderismo Yahoo Group recently and they got a kick out of this...

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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 5:41:36 PM   
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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 6:03:40 PM   
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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 6:06:04 PM   
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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 6:20:48 PM   
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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 6:39:17 PM   
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ORIGINAL: SirKenin

Heh.  I can not imagine why AOL would not want to lose yet ANOTHER customer.  Is it because they are getting their asses kicked in the ISP wars? 

No, it's not.  I'm on weekly conference calls with AOL and as much as it pains me to say it, they're still the ones doing the asskicking.  Their hardball account retention practices are nothing new.

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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 7:07:39 PM   
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ORIGINAL: sexypet

quote:

ORIGINAL: SirKenin
Wicca: Pretending to be an ancient religion since 1956


Actually my research indicates the pretense dates back to 1954.

i quoted You in my Curanderismo Yahoo Group recently and they got a kick out of this...


It is one of My favourite quotes.  lol.  Apparently it is for a lot of other people too.  A search on Google returns a zillion results.

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RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 7:39:39 PM   
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ok so maybe i don't see the joke ...
just wanted to clear up wicca ..
and the dates .. of pre-christian ...
 
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  • Pronunciation: 'wi-k&
  • Function: noun
  • Etymology: probably from Old English wicca wizard -- more at WITCH
  • : a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature, and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles
    - Wiccan /'wi-k&n/ adjective
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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 7:48:08 PM   
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    quote:

    ORIGINAL: sexypet

    wish i had taped my incident with Verizon today.  darn.

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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 8:03:05 PM   
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    quote:

    ORIGINAL: stef

    quote:

    ORIGINAL: SirKenin

    Heh.  I can not imagine why AOL would not want to lose yet ANOTHER customer.  Is it because they are getting their asses kicked in the ISP wars? 

    No, it's not.  I'm on weekly conference calls with AOL and as much as it pains me to say it, they're still the ones doing the asskicking.  Their hardball account retention practices are nothing new.

    ~stef


    Well, in a way that is true.  They hold about 20% of the market share of the moment, standing head and shoulders over their nearest competitor.  I was thinking, though, in terms of the rate at which people are migrating from AOHell to other ISPs.

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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 8:08:10 PM   
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    The Complete List of Losers

    1. America Online (1989-2006)
    2. RealNetworks RealPlayer (1999)
    3. Syncronys SoftRAM (1995)
    4. Microsoft Windows Millennium (2000)
    5. Sony BMG Music CDs (2005)
    6. Disney The Lion King CD-ROM (1994)
    7. Microsoft Bob (1995)
    8. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (2001)
    9. Pressplay and Musicnet (2002)
    10. dBASE IV (1988)
    11. Priceline Groceries and Gas (2000)
    12. PointCast (1996)
    13. IBM PCjr. (1984)
    14. Gateway 2000 10th Anniversary PC (1995)
    15. Iomega Zip Drive (1998)
    16. Comet Cursor (1997)
    17. Apple Macintosh Portable (1989)
    18. IBM Deskstar 75GXP (2000)
    19. OQO Model 1 (2004)
    20. CueCat (2000)
    21. Eyetop Wearable DVD Player (2004)
    22. Apple Pippin @World (1996)
    23. Free PCs (1999)
    24. DigiScents iSmell (2001)
    25. Sharp RD3D Notebook (2004)

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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 8:14:29 PM   
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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 8:44:03 PM   
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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 8:47:21 PM   
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    It was fun for a few years, it gets boring after awhile.  I'm glad i let it go.

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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 9:00:04 PM   
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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 9:04:27 PM   
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    RE: OnTape:Rep Won't Let Customer Quit AOL - 6/21/2006 10:05:38 PM   
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    quote:

    ORIGINAL: gypsyssoul

    ok so maybe i don't see the joke ...
    just wanted to clear up wicca ..
    and the dates .. of pre-christian ...
     
  • Main Entry: Wic·ca
  • Pronunciation: 'wi-k&
  • Function: noun
  • Etymology: probably from Old English wicca wizard -- more at WITCH
  • : a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature, and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles
    - Wiccan /'wi-k&n/ adjective
     goes back to my corner to hush again

    • *drags gypsyssoul out of her corner because my sunburn hurts and I'm in a tiff over it*

    just because something is "influenced" by pre-Christian beliefs, doesn't make it "pre-Christian" ... a lot of my personal beliefs are also "pre-Christian" even though I consider myself to be a Christian ... would that make me a pre-Christian Christian? (gets a little confusing there)

    Wicca, as an actual religious belief system in and of itself, was not really formed until *very* recently ... So, yeah, its kinda funny. Hell, it made me laugh when I'm all covered in a big ole owie ...

    OK you can go back to your corner now ... :)

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