Obviously, the parent poster's wiliness is such that he intentionally screwed-up the order of those two simple words with the intent of creating a
"novel and unique combination of letters or words"
so as to not infringe upon any/all copyrights, patents, prior use, or daydreams. Unfortunately you chose to copy his choice of words exactly, thereby making yourself a target for (in this case, international) action. Congratulations, sucker!
Suddenly I realize it's becoming a good thing to be a crummy speller. My wife will be delighted!
What was it I heard recently about the FCC auctioning off a bit of "prime real-estate" in bandwidth-land (adjoining or neighboring on the portion of the spectrum currently in use by the wireless telecoms) so the government could move all their wireless telecom traffic to some obscure (and supposedly more secure?) portion of the spectrum (but still not "subspace" *frowns*) -- was supposed to generate bazillions of dollars (plenty, anyway, to cover the government'$ expenditure for their move) and provide more "elbow room" for such stuff as wireless broadband, etc.?
There's this site, but I don't want to have to roll up my pants and go wading right now... anybody else remember this? (I could've sworn I heard Paul Harvey mention it one day while at lunch...)
...The company put out a news release late yesterday afternoon."
Ironically, the news release itself was wrapped in paper bearing the Social Security numbers, ages, and (worst of all) current weights and clothing sizes of the paper's subscribers.
That said, I'll also add that I wholeheartedly support an employer's right to employ or not whomever they want for whatever reason (and if their narrow views cause them to lose market, either because "the market" chooses to shun them due to their attitudes or because their lack of perspective makes them a poorer choice for "the market", then so be it.)
Apparently, from all the Slashdotting over it not even nerds get nerd humor. I laughed out loud, so I guess I'm not as much a nerd as I thought (and it even sounded like this guy's laugh.)
Yeah, the top speed they're shooting for is a bit of a yawner (I've personally ridden a plain ol' 10-speed at >45 mph -- all you need is an abundance of "downhill" and a shortage of good sense, both of which I had access to in my teen's and early-20's -- an extra 15 or 20 mph doesn't exactly make a thrill ride out of it) but getting there in just a few seconds ought to "up" the old heartrate a bit (I'd also recommend more than a t-shirt and pair of riding shorts for the uniform, btw, unless they know of a town where the streets are paved in Nerf...)
Still, a rocket powered anything ranks pretty high on the cool-meter. I hope they videotape it from several different angles. (and a rocket-powered pickup truck would be GREAT for a real-life version of that famous scene from this movie -- maybe that's why that scene's been popping into my mind lately..."Say 'bye bye' to the nice police officer!...")
Breed 'em up about a dozen of these piggies, go out in the woods near a pig farm and release a few weather balloons, then turn the pigs loose.
Or, as Homer Simpson might say: "If Hollywood has taught us anything, and it hasn't, it's that the best use for cutting-edge technology is for practical jokes."
Why don't you schedule some crap that nobody wants to watch so you can preempt that instead of the Simpsons.
That's what they think they are doing (hint: they know it's Fox, they just think that all their shows are (still) crap -- they've never realized that they actually have shows that people really want to watch. I guess that's the real danger of a season full of shows like "When Cross-Dressing, Botched-Plastic-Surgery Celebrities Attack"...)
I only read the responses from the first page of eggheads, and only one of them sounded like he didn't a) just eat a dictionary or b) just eat a clown (and still had that funny taste in his mouth.)
I give them kudos for finding someone whose English isn't terrible to write it up for them.
and for not just using Google to translate their Spanish-language version of the same article... though I've seen "professional translators" do a worse job (and "the media" is usually among the worst offenders!)
And the worst part of it is, when I click on the link they send me, they always ask for the SAME DARNED INFORMATION!! You'd think they could store that stuff in a database somewhere...
In other news, my credit rating is -infinity and I'm overdrawn by one billion dollars on my checking account. I didn't know I even had that many CHECKS!!
...I won't mind if this one does turn out to be true (especially if Cartman does a guest appearance...maybe HE could be the one to actually fire the cannon!)
I agree; and though Leonard Nimoy is actually QUITE good as an actor, he's apparently always felt more drawn to be behind the camera (and, for just one example, his work in/with The Voyage Home makes it one of the best -- if not the best -- of the ST films, IMHO of course...)
If William Shatner didn't get "typecast" then I don't think this guy has much to worry about; OTTOMH, Shatner has played a starship captain, a policeman, and a lawyer (and all THAT after he played a Hitler-type character...or did he actually play Hitler in a movie...? Aha! to the rescue!! Holy COW, his IMDB entry is HUGE...ok, I'm seriously OT now, but Eccleston has nothing to worry about.)
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Obviously they saw a hook, a parrot and an eye patch and jumped to the conclusion for which they were primed and ready.
Suddenly I realize it's becoming a good thing to be a crummy speller. My wife will be delighted!
What was it I heard recently about the FCC auctioning off a bit of "prime real-estate" in bandwidth-land (adjoining or neighboring on the portion of the spectrum currently in use by the wireless telecoms) so the government could move all their wireless telecom traffic to some obscure (and supposedly more secure?) portion of the spectrum (but still not "subspace" *frowns*) -- was supposed to generate bazillions of dollars (plenty, anyway, to cover the government'$ expenditure for their move) and provide more "elbow room" for such stuff as wireless broadband, etc.?
There's this site, but I don't want to have to roll up my pants and go wading right now... anybody else remember this? (I could've sworn I heard Paul Harvey mention it one day while at lunch...)
Ironically, the news release itself was wrapped in paper bearing the Social Security numbers, ages, and (worst of all) current weights and clothing sizes of the paper's subscribers.
Don't forget "Total Recall" -- Johnny Cab ride, anyone?
Albeit, they don't do such a good job of it
And yes, I do have a lot of time on my hands today (I think someone's stealing CPU cycles from my computer to help calculate Bill Gates' taxes...)
only in enriching themselves.
That said, I'll also add that I wholeheartedly support an employer's right to employ or not whomever they want for whatever reason (and if their narrow views cause them to lose market, either because "the market" chooses to shun them due to their attitudes or because their lack of perspective makes them a poorer choice for "the market", then so be it.)
Apparently, from all the Slashdotting over it not even nerds get nerd humor. I laughed out loud, so I guess I'm not as much a nerd as I thought (and it even sounded like this guy's laugh.)
Yeah, the top speed they're shooting for is a bit of a yawner (I've personally ridden a plain ol' 10-speed at >45 mph -- all you need is an abundance of "downhill" and a shortage of good sense, both of which I had access to in my teen's and early-20's -- an extra 15 or 20 mph doesn't exactly make a thrill ride out of it) but getting there in just a few seconds ought to "up" the old heartrate a bit (I'd also recommend more than a t-shirt and pair of riding shorts for the uniform, btw, unless they know of a town where the streets are paved in Nerf...)
Still, a rocket powered anything ranks pretty high on the cool-meter. I hope they videotape it from several different angles. (and a rocket-powered pickup truck would be GREAT for a real-life version of that famous scene from this movie -- maybe that's why that scene's been popping into my mind lately..."Say 'bye bye' to the nice police officer!...")
You know, the Peanuts strip character who went everywhere in a cloud of dust...
That's what they think they are doing (hint: they know it's Fox, they just think that all their shows are (still) crap -- they've never realized that they actually have shows that people really want to watch. I guess that's the real danger of a season full of shows like "When Cross-Dressing, Botched-Plastic-Surgery Celebrities Attack"...)
I only read the responses from the first page of eggheads, and only one of them sounded like he didn't a) just eat a dictionary or b) just eat a clown (and still had that funny taste in his mouth.)
[Constestant] I can block that tune in ONE search phrase.
[Host] Ok, Block That Tune!!
[Contestant] Asterisk.
and for not just using Google to translate their Spanish-language version of the same article... though I've seen "professional translators" do a worse job (and "the media" is usually among the worst offenders!)
And the worst part of it is, when I click on the link they send me, they always ask for the SAME DARNED INFORMATION!! You'd think they could store that stuff in a database somewhere...
In other news, my credit rating is -infinity and I'm overdrawn by one billion dollars on my checking account. I didn't know I even had that many CHECKS!!
...I won't mind if this one does turn out to be true (especially if Cartman does a guest appearance...maybe HE could be the one to actually fire the cannon!)
I agree; and though Leonard Nimoy is actually QUITE good as an actor, he's apparently always felt more drawn to be behind the camera (and, for just one example, his work in/with The Voyage Home makes it one of the best -- if not the best -- of the ST films, IMHO of course...)
If William Shatner didn't get "typecast" then I don't think this guy has much to worry about; OTTOMH, Shatner has played a starship captain, a policeman, and a lawyer (and all THAT after he played a Hitler-type character...or did he actually play Hitler in a movie...? Aha! to the rescue!! Holy COW, his IMDB entry is HUGE...ok, I'm seriously OT now, but Eccleston has nothing to worry about.)
Yep, or at least one with tin-foil sequins ala Michael Jackson.
Is that where everyone sits on those long, low couches listening to mildly disturbing music and complaining about the stench?
So I guess this guy just doesn't take his hand with him if he doesn't want to be tracked?
Ever hear of .txt files?
How about "if you hit the button right the FIRST time (i.e. with a brick) you don't need to hit it again."