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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I can no longer pretend to understand what's going on around here these days, so I'm just going to ramble on about myself for awhile, and hopefully illicit some helpful advice from the rest of you.

1.) I am in severe need of a college education. As some of you may know, I sort of haven't been going for the past year. I'd call it a sabbatical or year off to find myself if I had given it that much thought, but in truth I was simply lazy and never finished up my Associate's Degree. This is a Bad Thing for many reasons, not the least of which is I'm stuck here, at home, doing home-ish and farmish things and not really enjoying myself very much at all. This isn't new, and I've probably bored you all with this information many times, whining about an existentialist crisis and misquoting Sartre. However, ICQ is broken. It hates me. (This is going to be item number three, so scroll down if you'd like to read more about ICQ, though I can't imagine why you'd want to.

So anyway, college. Yeah, so I need, like, four credits to get my meaningless degree. I call it meaningless because it's only real purpose is to allow me to transfer to some larger, better school. Anyway, I tried to register for the upcoming quarter this past weekend. (Intro to Cultural Anthropology and History of Jazz, if you're curious. Social Science and Humanities.) For some crazy reason YVCC has decided that after being gone for a year I'm not really a student anymore. So I had to reapply. At least, I assumed I had to reapply, and did so. We'll see. Nothing more I can do about that but wait.

2.) All my friends, such as they are, are finding niches and reproducing and loving and working. I do not believe that one should have a niche at 20, or 21, or even, maybe, 26.

3.) ICQ is one mean-ass mofo. I mean, honestly, what is a "Runtime error?" Other than a proverbial boot to the head, that is. This is not a rhetorical question.

4.) On that note, I seriously need a new hard drive.

5.) As a favor for a former professor, I promised to have a handful of short stories available for possible publication in my once and future school's literay journal. Writing, unfortunately, is a bitch. Here are four stories:

Story A: A fake article about a group of inner city kids who have taken up piracy as a hobby.

Story B: A story about a rich man on Mars who is in the business of suicide by dimensional teleportation.

Story C: A story about a company called GlobalPop, which is engaged in the recreation of famous entertainers of the past.

Story D: A story about a young man who has a crush on a girl at a movie theater.

There was really no point in mentioning any of that, but I was not joking when I made up that thread title.

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I will shout until they know what I mean.
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Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Simon, as trite as it sounds, I really do feel & empathize with your situation. While I can't figure out my OWN problems (which are so freely discussed on my site), I may perhaps be able to be a soundign board for yours. This seems to be the current purpose in my life: an internet counselor. It's gotta be the influence of my various patrons & soulbonds; I know G'Kar & Delenn come out a lot in these sessions & they seem to be helping everyone ELSE.

Anyway, my AIM name's there...email is the same, sseing as how I'm too lazy to leave AOL. And if y'want, I can point you in the direction of other sites that deal with �berangst.

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"Gee, the public whipping didn't quite convey their fascist culture, I need something more straightforward. Ah, leather hats!" --Nimrod, on National Socialism fashion design.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Good lord, I don't need to drown in any more angst! If I read "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" one more time I'll explode or shout or try to copy it or something.

But thank you.

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I will shout until they know what I mean.
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Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!

Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

History of Jazz?? Oh, bless you Mr. Solomon System. Your mother and I are so proud of you.

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I should've known you were the only one stupid enough to kidnap you! Now get down here so I can spank you in front of this gawking rabble
~ C. Montgomery Burns

Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :

I hereby declare you officially insane, it be done, it is so. (came to that conclusion after careful considerations and much consulting talks with fellow sound-minded wacko's)

[sympathetic mode]

I was once in the same boat, so I can understand how you feel (except for the ICQ part, since I've never had any runtime errors - just BSoD's). But hey - look where I ended up (still in college...). Never give up! (and never surrender either... full speed ahead!)

[/sympathetic mode]

Hmm, hoped that helped you, at least I tried

Disclaimer: nothing in this post is guaranteed to make subject feel more comfortable, nor intended to do so, as it can under certain circumstances result in reduced mental capacity.

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"Cry havoc and let's slip the dogs of Evil"

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

I completely agree with you seeing as how I can never get ICQ to work for me %$#^&!

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"Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!"
-Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001
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"The candidate who slimed John McCain in the primaries and smeared Al Gore in the general election is now the president who pledges to elevate the nation's tone and bring civility to our discorse. Kind of like Michael Corleone brought peace to the mob by killing the heads of the other four families."
--Paul Begala, Is Our Children Learning?

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Well, Liam and I are trying to get him to apply for a scholarship to study here in the UK, but he shows a mindboggling reluctance to get off his arse so far and do something about it. Maybe he can study in Bristol, which is now the hub of Flare UK, with Liam, Orion and Jordan's boyfriend all there.

I mean, c'mon! Brits! Irony! Scones! You should all come here, especially the religious ones - remember, God is an Englishman!

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"I rather strongly disagree, even if I share the love of Dick. Speaking of which, that would be the most embarrasing .sig quote ever, so never use it."

- Simon Sizer, 23/01/2001

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I dunno about Orion, but I'm sure my boyfriend isn't in Bristol.

Oh, you meant me! Er, I'm not in Bristol. I'm in Liverpool. And I'm sure they're different. At least, we could ask Jordan's Long Haired Lover From Bristol.

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"And Mojo was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE!"
-Bubbles

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Fuck. I meant to say Monty.

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"I rather strongly disagree, even if I share the love of Dick. Speaking of which, that would be the most embarrasing .sig quote ever, so never use it."

- Simon Sizer, 23/01/2001

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

After reading Lee's post, the prospect of Liam in Bristol almost made me drop everything and make a sharp exit - then I saw his post denying it. *breathes huge sigh of relief*

BTW, Liam, if your boyfriend isn't in Bristol, then where is he?

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #3

What a stupid place to plant a fucking tree - Marc Bolan

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Liam's got a boyfriend?

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Another thing: being insane isn't as bad as it seems, you know. One really must try it. Usually you find you like it.

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"Gee, the public whipping didn't quite convey their fascist culture, I need something more straightforward. Ah, leather hats!" --Nimrod, on National Socialism fashion design.

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Darkstar's from Bristol, isn't he?

*pictures OS keeling over his keyboard, shaking and vomiting*

Or is it Swindon?

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Sol: You are good. Very smart as well.

My attempts the validation of Sol are a success.

Sol is validated! Hooray!

Visit again! We will miss your wacky, round antics!

Now I am executing the remainder of my fiendish plot.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

"Validated"..heh. You make him sound like parking.

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"Gee, the public whipping didn't quite convey their fascist culture, I need something more straightforward. Ah, leather hats!" --Nimrod, on National Socialism fashion design.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Damn you! I was going to make a joke about that! And it was going to be funnier than what you said! *L*

BTW, a runtime error is simply one that happens when the program is running, as opposed to when it's being compiled.

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We are the Borg. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
"Wowsers!"
-Star Trek: Series ?: "A Pair o' Docs, part II"

Posted by Antagonist (Member # 484) on :

Lee: Thats very strange, I didn't know I was an englishman.

But really, Sol, you have some great story ideas and from what I've read of your Dirk Tungsten stuff, you can really make a good short storyteller.

As far as ICQ is concerned, just forget about it. ICQ sucks since AOL got a hold of Mirabilis.

Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

His 'guy in love with the popcorn girl at the movie theater' is a thinly veiled bio-short story.

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I should've known you were the only one stupid enough to kidnap you! Now get down here so I can spank you in front of this gawking rabble
~ C. Montgomery Burns

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Ha! I should be so lucky.

"...from what I've read of your Dirk Tungsten stuff, you can really make a good short storyteller..."

Thanks! But, uh...Tungsten is supposed to be a novel.

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I will shout until they know what I mean.
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Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

But it isn't. Three chapters do not constitute a novel. They usually constitute the unfinished term assignment of a creative writing dropout, so don't act like you're so special. So the score is:

SOL: 0
US: 1

When it comes to interpreting the intentions of your unfinished dilly-dallyings.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by Antagonist (Member # 484) on :

No I meant that literally, your writing suggests common symptoms of people who feels their in a position of inferior stature. I meant quite literally that you'd be a good short storyteller.

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A student once asked the Master: "Master, what are the teachings of a lifetime?"
The Master replied: "An appropriate statement."
-From the Writings of Shinsei, the True Tao.

Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Well, Mr. Solomon System has a wee problem with actually finishing what he starts out to do.

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I should've known you were the only one stupid enough to kidnap you! Now get down here so I can spank you in front of this gawking rabble
~ C. Montgomery Burns

Posted by Antagonist (Member # 484) on :

A problem I share with him.

Actually its not that I don't finish it, I just suddenly realize things can be complete without being finished. Yeah, that must be it.

Or sudden absence of interest. Sound familiar, Sol?

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A student once asked the Master: "Master, what are the teachings of a lifetime?"
The Master replied: "An appropriate statement."
-From the Writings of Shinsei, the True Tao.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Yes.

However, the three available chapters are not the only chapters that exist. They are merely the only chapters I am willing to share. When I am finished, if I ever finish, and when I am convinced I have made the book as unsucky as I know how, I will attempt to sucker some Moroccan publishing house into paying me money for it. This is, admittedly, a rather pie in the sky fantasy, but what isn't?

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I will shout until they know what I mean.
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Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

*just recovers from the convulsions*

He's from Swindon? GA, YOU BASTARD!

Yeah, well no-one really comes from Swindon anyway, they're just Bristolians desperately trying to prove themselves different.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #3

What a stupid place to plant a fucking tree - Marc Bolan

Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

Sol: Validation? VALIDATION? You have half these guys preaching about the prodigious size of your genitalia, what more validation do you need?!

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open to our gaze, but which cannot be understood unless one first learns to
comprehend the language in which it is written. It is written in the language
of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles and other geometric
figures, without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word
of it; without these, one is wandering about in a dark labyrinth."
Galileo (1623)

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I'm confused now. Whose boyfriend comes from Bristol?

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"And Mojo was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE!"
-Bubbles

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Liam: I thought he was yours.

Is Bristol in Swindon?

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

It might as well be in Bristol, I mean what purpose do they have? The only useful thing they've ever produced is Melinda Messenger.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #3

What a stupid place to plant a fucking tree - Marc Bolan

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

So -- wait, does Liam have a boyfriend or not?

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Well Liam, do you?

Naah I'll put you out of your misery. He doesn't (not that I know of anyway) - it was just a little joke that I made after his reply to Lee's post which seems to have been taken a little too seriously.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #3

What a stupid place to plant a fucking tree - Marc Bolan

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

*gets out a map*

*finds Bristol*

*after much searching, because his brain apparently doesn't work right, finds Swindon*

Uh? Not the closest pair of cities in the country, are they? What's the connection?

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"...I know this board in secret, intimate ways which are beyond your comprehension.... Let's just say that people should *not* be telling me what to do; it should always be the other way around."
-"Red Quacker", conspiracy theorist and contemporary lunatic

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Speaking of your sig, TSN. JeffKardde, have you visited the Red guy's site yet? He calls you a spy. Our very own UBB Oliver Single.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

[This message has been edited by Ultra Magnus (edited March 07, 2001).]

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

No! You have to be kidding me! And JeffKardde was the one who talked to him the first time, getting the "You will not tell me what to do" response. Wow, you can actually see the neurosis developing step by step...

I think we gave him a fair chance, don't you? But that "intimate ways" part was by far the worst. Like sneeking through a sleeping buffalo herd only to stop in the middle and fire buckshot in all directions. Way to go, Red...

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Here lies a toppled god,
His turnip not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.

-Tleilaxu Epigram

[This message has been edited by Nimrod (edited March 07, 2001).]

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

And we made his list! Now he's after Section31 as well... I'd laugh but this is sooo tragical. Literally every argument he makes against the flare forums can be rebutted in two seconds. Get him on Heraldo, NOW!

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Here lies a toppled god,
His turnip not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.

-Tleilaxu Epigram

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

He even starts his opening thread the same way everywhere..."Hi to the board. I am new." And then, "I look forward to a long and enlightening relationship with this board". Refined...

[This message has been edited by Nimrod (edited March 07, 2001).]

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

And then we systematically pounce on him, and crush his spirit.

He will never be a member of a messageboard again. Not while we're in power.

*evillaugh*

Good thing we've got his house bugged.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Holy fuck.

"For awhile, I was the sunshine that they had been waiting their entire web-hosting careers to see."

"I believe Christian was sent there by the Leaders of the Dark Forces to intimidate the...administration, which had previously no ties with the Corrupt Administration."

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I must protest. Until I can be bothered to actually find a thread Reddy posted in to get his member profile up (good lord, imagine looking at Sol's member profile! You'd be there all day), then we can't talk about this.

Instead, let's talk about why JeffK is so keen to find out if I have a boyfriend? Is he perhaps going to ask me out? What will Martin, who has fancied me for months - despite being in a long-term relationship with Jennifer - say? Find out in next week's exciting episode: "Everyone talks crap! Again!"

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"And Mojo was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE!"
-Bubbles

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

A look at Quacker's former "profile" says a lot. You see, there's nothing there.
I looked the first time he insulted.
He registered on Flare in, like, under a minute. He never even intended to talk sci-fi, just make people angry or interested. He even has a standard phrase for joining, the one I wrote up there.

But it seems his current "project", the WB-buffy BBS, will take a while for him to wear down. People there are so laid back, he's already posting "This-is-the-slowest-place-I've-seen-and-I've-seen-alot"-threads in there.

PsyKavanagh: You're venturing into the docu-soap/live-TV business? Lovely!!! How dandy!!! Simply smashing!! Oooooh SASSY!!!
Hmm, should I call the russian or the italian? The italian always make it look like an accident, but the russian takes very nice photos...

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Here lies a toppled god,
His turnip not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.

-Tleilaxu Epigram

[This message has been edited by Nimrod (edited March 07, 2001).]

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

"Everyone talks crap! Again!"

Never before have I read such an acutely accurate statement of the true nature of these forums. For evidence, see JeffK's new post about 'hipness' or 'smacking bitchs & jocking the hos'. It's fly.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I did the whole college registration thing. My entire schedule, because you have NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH YOUR TIME. Than to follow me and my time. Uh...in time. Follow me in real time. Yeah, that's it.

10:30-11:20 everyday but Friday: pretend to be interested in psychology.

11:30-12:20 everyday: work on that literary journal thing...again.

6:30 to some ungodly hour (PM) Tuesdays: the Jazz thing.

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I will shout until they know what I mean.
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Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

This Jazz Thing, is it large and tumescent, and menaces Tokyo?

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"I rather strongly disagree, even if I share the love of Dick. Speaking of which, that would be the most embarrasing .sig quote ever, so never use it."

- Simon Sizer, 23/01/2001

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Tim: They're not that far apart - it's only about half an hour by train, and considering the state of our railways, half an hour by train doesn't get you very far. And the connection is the West Country - they're both in the West Country. About the Swindoners desperately trying to prove themselves different, that was another joke that has been taken more seriously than it was meant to be.

I suppose I'll have to start using emoticons again - I thought the tone of the posts was light hearted enough to let people know that I was joking.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #3

What a stupid place to plant a fucking tree - Marc Bolan

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

You gotta remember, Ham, these are Americans - lousy at Geography (as imagining that Vietnam is worth dying for proves) and they need a laugh track to tell them when to laugh themselves. 8)

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Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

So if I make some inocuous comment about how shit and morally bankrupt the Satan occupied US of A is, and assuming that I was actually joking I'd have to use a

Fuck it!

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Of course I'll fucking beat Tyson 'arry! - Frank Bruno

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Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :

I accidently swallowed my retainer. Oops.........

~LOA

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"Apprently, "pooty" involves deities and pretty girls in compromising positions..." ~TSN Jan. 18th, 2001

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

Well, had I been here at the begining of this thread, my advice would have been to finish the degree ASAP. Looks like you are doing that, and to follow up, I'd say going to the UK would be a good plan. And then become a writer.

quote:

This is, admittedly, a rather pie in the sky fantasy, but what isn't?

Win, lose or draw, always eat the pie.

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I DO NOT ENJOY BOTH GENDERS!!!
Ultra Magnus

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Well, you have to keep in mind that people who live in the US don't live in England, by definition. :-)

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

". . . there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. . ."

- Rupert Brooke (1887 - 1915)

Depends, you got any corners of fields over there?

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Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Yeah, but you guys have New England, and people live there, making them New Englanders, and Englanders nonetheless.

HAHA!

ME: 1
YOU: 0

Everyone is British. That's where we came from. Moses was Cockney.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Two classes and four short stories to write and you're COMPLAINING? Look, that problem with the short attention span is a Gemini thing. I have it, too, but school forces me to actually get things done. If you really want to do something you like, bear with these two classes for a while until you can go somewhere and take stuff you want. Buy some books on novel writing. They'll all tell you, the best way to combat laziness is to write three pages a day, everyday. No more, no less. This presumably will become a habit if you keep at it, but that hasn't happened to me yet since I'm still stuck trying to come up with a good story. That and I don't really write fast, but YOU do, so three pages isn't that much for you, is it? But do buy a couple of books on creative writing, because there are many mistakes that make you stand out as an amateur, and with these writing guides you don't have to learn from too many rejections.

Or you can apply to be a game tester. The going rate is 15 bucks an hour.

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--Celia Pearce, The Interactive Book

Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Good advice.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover."

--Mark Twain

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Great Idea!!

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

[This message has been edited by Ultra Magnus (edited March 08, 2001).]

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

UM: I thought the same thing, but then I realized "Good advice" was a reference downward, not upward. Unless Diane is really DARKSTAR, and she's try to drop us a clue... *L*

And no, we don't have any fields in the US. The last one was turned into a strip mall in 1987.

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

I realized that after I posted as well. Still, your post would make no sense if I removed it, so I won't.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

I think what Simon is trying to say with the validation thing, he really just wants his ticket punched. 8)

*sits back to watch as THAT bit of innuendo goes over everyone's heads*

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Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Hey, I barely got it.

And I'd like to complain that the short attention span is a Gemini thing. I'm a Virgo, and my attention span is so short that I've had to come back to the computer three times oper the space of 2 hours just to type this.

Simon's short attention span is not caused by him being a Gemini. It's caused by him being a fat lazy arse.

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"And Mojo was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE!"
-Bubbles

Posted by Antagonist (Member # 484) on :

Get his ticket punched? You mean: cash in his meal ticket?

Liam, I'm a virgo as well!
Perhaps Gemeni and virgos are doomed to live a life of short attention spans.

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A student once asked the Master: "Master, what are the teachings of a lifetime?"
The Master replied: "An appropriate statement."
-From the Writings of Shinsei, the True Tao.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Sorry, what were you saying? 8)

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Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*

Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :

Just going back a post or 6 ...Liam better not have a boyfriend, he's cute!

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never rub another man's rhubarb!

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Uh oh. The Mistress of Interrogations is back! Hide your whips and cat o' nine tails! Hide the leather! Hide Liam!

Good to see ya back, though!

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Nic: She's not a practicing lesbian. We need PRACTICING lesbians!
Me: I have a camcorder.
Nic: But no lesbians.
Me: Ahhh... no.
Nic: DAMN IT MAN! WE NEED LESBIANS! LOTS AND LOTS OF LESBIANS!

ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

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Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*

Posted by Antagonist (Member # 484) on :

Lee, I couldn't have said that better myself. Nor could have anybody else here.

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A student once asked the Master: "Master, what are the teachings of a lifetime?"
The Master replied: "An appropriate statement."
-From the Writings of Shinsei, the True Tao.

Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :

What! I say a guy is cute and you expect me to whip out the black candles and gimp mask!

Can't a girl just have a nice clean cut crush any more?

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never rub another man's rhubarb!

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Sure...but where's the fun in that?

Incidentally, kinkycards.com has cards for the Marquis de Sade's birthday sometime in June.

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"Gee, the public whipping didn't quite convey their fascist culture, I need something more straightforward. Ah, leather hats!" --Nimrod, on National Socialism fashion design.

Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :

I only have a collection of his short stories, I think his life was probably more interesting than his work...the little I know of them.

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never rub another man's rhubarb!

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Excellent! The only thing this forum needs to make it better, is the increase of the quality of threads to the level of the now-defunct Napster chatrooms.

I, for one, never got sick of 12 year old cybersex. Niether should any of us.

Grandma told us not to.

I also don't think this thread has any references to MaGiCs DrInKiNg PrObLeMs. Seeing as how that seems to be the 'All your base' of today, would someone please regale us with spectacularily fascinating tales?

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

[This message has been edited by Ultra Magnus (edited March 10, 2001).]

Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :

MAGIC!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! A couple more females and we could probably start a Forum take over! Or at least and orgy of some sort.........

~LOA

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"Apprently, "pooty" involves deities and pretty girls in compromising positions..." ~TSN Jan. 18th, 2001

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

*raises hand, while keeping the other one firmly on his lap*

Ooooh, mememe!!

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

LOA, you're playing with fire...Go on.

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I'm cute?

*loads up Liam's profile. Looks at picture*

Oh my god! I'm gorgeous!

*goes off to get cloned, so that he can marry himself*

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"And Mojo was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE!"
-Bubbles

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

*looks at the picture*

Wow. Appropriate status line, if nothing else...

Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :

POOTY!!!!!

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"Apprently, "pooty" involves deities and pretty girls in compromising positions..." ~TSN Jan. 18th, 2001

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

quote:

Or at least and orgy of some sort.........

Two words Liz, Call Me!!!!!!!

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I DO NOT ENJOY BOTH GENDERS!!!
Ultra Magnus

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Oh dear, I can see this turning into another one of those "we want to see a recent picture of Liz" threads.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #4

Of course I'll fucking beat Tyson 'arry! - Frank Bruno

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

No chance. I want to see a recent picture of Simon!

(From the waist up, obviously. Otherwise we'd never be able to scan the whole picture in.)

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"And Mojo was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE!"
-Bubbles

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Go check me out, kiddies...

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

*looks* Hm... You don't look very gaseous or anomalous...

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Well someone seems to anticipate a certain upcoming title... *nudge-nudge*

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

That was taken on 18/3/2000 at 6am wasn't it. I look forward to seeing another one this year.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #4

Of course I'll fucking beat Tyson 'arry! - Frank Bruno

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Of course not, TSN. Don't be silly, I'm flesh and blood like (most) of you.

Actually, Orion, last St Paddy's Day I was at home in the sticks surrouded by my nearest and dearest and most mind-numbingly boringest. No beer for me that day. Roll on Saturday

-> -> ->

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

GA: How much are they charging per pint in your neck of the woods this Saturday then? It is your Patron Saint's day after all, and they have a national duty to ensure that by the morning, every Irishman in the country is totally rat-arsed.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #5

I thought I could smell some fucking petrol! - Nikki Lauda

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

While I do agree that people pretending to be Oirish on St Patrick's Day is bad (especially Americans. Yes, all of you), getting drunk is fine.

Besides, I have two Irish names. Which beats most of you. Ha!

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"And Mojo was hurt and I would have kissed his little boo boo but then I realized he was a BAD monkey so I KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE!"
-Bubbles

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Three. Nyah.

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Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Does being half count?

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"Okashii na... namida ga nagareteru. Hitotsu mo kanashikunai no ni."
(That's funny... my tears are falling. And I'm not sad at all.) - Quatre Raberba Winner

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

BTW, i'm gonna change my nick. I'm almost played out with the Quatre stuff...

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"Okashii na... namida ga nagareteru. Hitotsu mo kanashikunai no ni."
(That's funny... my tears are falling. And I'm not sad at all.) - Quatre Raberba Winner

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Or not. What the hell? Do I have to re-register to be able to just change my bloody nick??? Or is there a secret to it all?

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"Okashii na... namida ga nagareteru. Hitotsu mo kanashikunai no ni."
(That's funny... my tears are falling. And I'm not sad at all.) - Quatre Raberba Winner

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

No, you have to re-register.

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Aw, fuck that then.

PLEH!

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"Okashii na... namida ga nagareteru. Hitotsu mo kanashikunai no ni."
(That's funny... my tears are falling. And I'm not sad at all.) - Quatre Raberba Winner

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Ho-ho-HO, Orion. Don't worry, as the country is flush with cash at the minute, a pint of cider is about �2.65, The Black Stuff is approx �2.30, and lager's around �2.50. Publicans here are the greediest fuckers known to man.

There won't be many parades, though. This Foot-And-Mouth thing has a lot of areas scared. No confirmed cases in the Republic yet, but we're still not out of the woods.

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Quatre: half-pissed? No, not really.

Aaaalll The Waaaay...

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

No, I meant half-Irish. I can be fully pissed if the mood strikes me. And considering my mood as of late...

*sniffs-sniffs, considers a fling with Liam*

Nahhhhh...

Too wierd. Even for me.

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"Okashii na... namida ga nagareteru. Hitotsu mo kanashikunai no ni."
(That's funny... my tears are falling. And I'm not sad at all.) - Quatre Raberba Winner

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Well then. That's alright.

you shoud know by now, Ms. Winner, that weird is part of the job.

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

"you should know by now, Ms. Winner,"

This is funny because it's true, yet not.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Jordan's getting a sex change? Interesting.

You know, I always wondered what they did with the, er, leftover parts. Perhaps they put them all together to make a literal man-train?

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You know, when Comedy Central asked us to do a Thanksgiving episode, the first thought that went through my mind was, "Boy, I'd like to have sex with Jennifer Aniston."
-Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Choo-Choo! Here comes the Penification Express! All a-board.

"Why yes, the caboose is open. Why don't you slide right in. My seat is empty."

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

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I DO NOT ENJOY BOTH GENDERS!!!
Ultra Magnus

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Yes, lets ALL take a silent minute to mourn Ultra Magnus, who is scheduled for "death by gangbang" in the Spetznaz's changing room.

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Don't kill me, I'm charming!

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Dear lord...

ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Maggie-chops - I AM NOT NOR DO I DESIRE TO BE A WOMAN!!!!

Got it?

Now, prepare for your punishment.

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"Okashii na... namida ga nagareteru. Hitotsu mo kanashikunai no ni."
(That's funny... my tears are falling. And I'm not sad at all.) - Quatre Raberba Winner

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Punishment? You mean like ritual spankings with whips, chains, and cat o' nine tails? Like the kind we hinted at in the interrogation threads?

OH YEAH BABY! PUNISH ME!!!

ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Punish you?

OK. Read "The History of Left-Handed Masturbation in Ancient Babylonia" and gimmie a report, double spaced and no less than 10,000 words. In Gaelic.

*L*

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"Okashii na... namida ga nagareteru. Hitotsu mo kanashikunai no ni."
(That's funny... my tears are falling. And I'm not sad at all.) - Quatre Raberba Winner

Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Done and done. I've included a detailed bibliography and comparisons to Ancient Egyptian and Mesopetamian left-handed masturbation techniques. I've also contrasted with right-handed techniques. It's available in Gaelic, Celtic, standard English, American English, Texican English, and jive.

ICQ Conversation From January 23, 2001.

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

�2.30? Fucking hell, it's probably easier living somewhere where everyone just pretends to be Irish on St Paddy's day. It's �1.20 over here. The lagers and Ciders will stay the same - about �2.30ish as per usual.

Next year, you'll be paying in Euro's though. Well, you'll have the choice between the Euro and the Punt but it'll be interesting to see how everyone fares. Only two and a half months practice - it'll be chaos!

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #5

I thought I could smell some fucking petrol! - Nikki Lauda

[This message has been edited by Orion Syndicate (edited March 15, 2001).]

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Punt stops becoming legal tender after the sixth week of the year, halfway through February, so yeah, the bastards'll probably hike the price up to 3.50 euros.

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

The exchange rate between the Punt and the Euro is 1:1.27, so without doing a calculation, the price will probably be about 3 euros. (I don't have the Euro symbol on my keyboard).

A lot of people I've met are against the Euro, but I'm all for it. What do the other Europeans think about the change?

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #5

I thought I could smell some fucking petrol! - Nikki Lauda

[This message has been edited by Orion Syndicate (edited March 15, 2001).]

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

no, lover boy, no. The publicans will most likely ramp up the price in the confusion of the first three weeks or so.

Some places in Dublin actually charge over three squids already for drinks. It's getting obscene.

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I'm not sure. The Euro's not doing very well. Of course, it would probably do a fair bit better if the pound was assimilated.

Mainly though, I hate the name. I'd have prefered anything over Euro. Hell, even European Dollar would have been better.

Thinking about this, is there a name for one hundreth of a Euro? Are we going to end up saying "5 euros and 37 pence?", or are we going to be buying bags of crisps that cost "point 50 euros"?

And that IS expensive beer. In Liverpool, providing you don't go to a trendy wannabe-London pub/club place, the pints will all be under �2.00. Dunno about Guiness, but I guess it would be the same.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

I've seen price tags in Euros in Brussels. . . seem to remember they had decimals, or just rounded up.

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"I never saw the TAS, there actually was sex on the bridge?"

- Matrix, 14/03/2001

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

GA darling: I'm sure the publicans and other retailers will try to rip you off but that's where you as consumers come in. I'm sure many of you will be able to convert currencies using the exchange rate from the Punt to the Euro. Use that as a basis and ask if you're not sure. The EU has recommended that in the first month and a half of the introduction (dual currency stage), prices should be shown in both national currencies and the Euro. Although this isn't compulsory, if someone refuses to do this then you should ask a few more questions to be sure. Besides, dual pricing would be good business IMHO and also in the opinion of the EU. If you think someones ripping you off, you could also go somewhere else. When their pockets are hit, I'm sure any profiteers will be forced to reduce their prices to a fair level. The moral of the story: Be prepared and don't take any shit from them!

Liam: As I understand it, the sub-unit of the Euro will be the cent. This however shouldn't be taken as gospel because I've been reading about other stuff too like the rounding up of prices to whole units. I don't quite understand how they'll be able to make this work, especially for small confectionary items, but we'll see how it ends up. The cent would seem to be the logical unit. With regards to your other point, I agree that 'Euro' is an ugly name for the currency, but I suppose it's better than the 'ECU' from which they changed it. The Euro has also picked up in the last couple of months, but is mainly due to the downturn in the US rather than a strengthening of the Euro itself. In Britain, we still have a long way to go, so hopefully the Union will be able to do something about it in time.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #5

I thought I could smell some fucking petrol! - Nikki Lauda

[This message has been edited by Orion Syndicate (edited March 15, 2001).]

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I can cope with "cent". I can see "penny" actually staying on as slang, the same way that a 1 cent piece in the US can be called a "penny".

And yeah, ECU was even worse. It made you sound like a bloody German clearing his throat.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

In the context of currency, was it spelled out (E-C-U) or pronounced? (eechkkuuu!)

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Gene Ray
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet" Or don't. You know, whatever.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Just pretend that "Euro" is short for "European dollar". Will that make you feel better? :-)

Oh, and excuse my uninformedness, but WTF is a "punt"?

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Also, you can do a Euro symbol in HTML by typing "€". €€€€€€

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

I get a funny little square.

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"I WANT A POST VOY SERIES STAR TREK ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS LOOKING FORWARD NOT LOOKING BACK."

-Darkstar

[This message has been edited by Ultra Magnus (edited March 15, 2001).]

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

The Euro symbol looks like a Son'a battleship.

Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Simon: It was pronounced ECU (ekku), not E-C-U. Someone wasn't feeling very creative that day anyway, so in a meeting designed to name the new European Currency Unit, some bright spark came up with ECU. I prefer Euro anyway - bring it on.

Tim: Thanks for the tip.

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The Worlds Ten Greatest 'Fucks' #5

I thought I could smell some fucking petrol! - Nikki Lauda

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Hmm. <€>

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"I never saw the TAS, there actually was sex on the bridge?"

- Matrix, 14/03/2001

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Cool! And you don't need the brackets either? €

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"I never saw the TAS, there actually was sex on the bridge?"

- Matrix, 14/03/2001

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Tim: Punt = Irish �.

All I see are boxes, BTW. They supposed to be euro symbols?

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Yeah.

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"I never saw the TAS, there actually was sex on the bridge?"

- Matrix, 14/03/2001

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I wonder if it depends on what version of Windows you are using... I'm on NT 4 here, and I get the boxes.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Could be. I do know that the HPs we use at work, the newer ones, all make a big deal of being able to do the € symbol.

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"I never saw the TAS, there actually was sex on the bridge?"

- Matrix, 14/03/2001

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Mmmm, breen. I have some of the notes, they're quite nice. Four of the bills have borrowed the colours and motive-conditions from our swedish bills; the 20kr, 50kr and 100kr at least that I know of. Flattering...

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Don't kill me, I'm charming!

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Got it: I was using an archaic version of Netscape earlier, and it couldn't show the euro. On Explorer @ da min

Funny - new version of Netscape doesn;t show it quite right either.

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

It probably depends upon what font is being displayed.

And now that it's been defined, I realize that I already knew a punt was Irish currency, and I had simply forgotten... *smacks self*

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

*smacks Tim* This is fun!

I'm now using Win 98 and Explorer 5.5, and I can see it.

The notes don't look like US notes do they? With their horrible evil green fakeness?

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

*cooks up a fresh batch of smack*

*for himself*

Ok, ok, I'll share.

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Hey!

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

*Homer Simpson speak* Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...smaaaaack....*drools*

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In this crazy world of lemons, baby...you're lemonade!

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

I said I'd share.

*passes ashtray*

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"

Posted by Quatre Winner (Member # 464) on :

Anyone care if I spark up a J?

Just askin'.

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In this crazy world of lemons, baby...you're lemonade!

Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Fire away man. Don't make the roach too big though, it puts a real downer on things to half-choke on that shit.

Oh Balzac and balls, it's after falling in the ashtray. No, it's oK, there's a bit left in it.

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At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.

"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"