These scientists have no sense of perspective. They should get out of their labs for a run round the pitches instead of sitting around discovering things!
Inspector Plod: "So Doctor, what are the miscreant's intentions?"
Doctor Tinkle: "He intends... 'to get out of this bloody MRI scannner as soon as possible'. Funny, that's exactly what the last twenty seven suspects intended as well."
...78% of geeks were found to be unaware that a "BurMaster" is a device available only on TV shopping channels and used for removing rustic speech patterns.
...slashdot is blaming microsoft because a list of 50 third party apps won't run if some ports aren't opened on a firewall.
Ahh, so it's not Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and a whole screed of Microsoft Office bits and pieces included in that list? Just some third party apps with the same names?
Slashdot Mirror
When a country drives on the right hand side of the road, only sinister people have their sword-arm towards the oncoming potential highwaymen!
Actually, it's only the weird way in American English. In English we say, "the 8th of March 2013".
"They do not look and behave as expected" So exactly like *people* then?
The Martian Chronicles, starring Rock Hudson and based on the stories by Ray Bradbury.
Isn't it US comedy films that are filled with fauxwits?
"Business magazine says businessman better than engineer" shocker.
"I'll never stop."
Wow, that's some +longevity you're expecting there...
"In my judgment, the words complained of are wholly incapable of conveying any meaning at all."
"Carter, I can see my house!"
Bloody photino birds!
These scientists have no sense of perspective. They should get out of their labs for a run round the pitches instead of sitting around discovering things!
Doctor Tinkle: "He intends... 'to get out of this bloody MRI scannner as soon as possible'. Funny, that's exactly what the last twenty seven suspects intended as well."
...78% of geeks were found to be unaware that a "BurMaster" is a device available only on TV shopping channels and used for removing rustic speech patterns.
Right, so this fuel cell powered motorbike is a figment of the BBC's imagination is it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4353853.st m
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I read that as "...a 10,000 Tux light...".
[Pictures a 10,000-strong mob of Penguins with torches and pitchforks storming Darl's castle...]
I think it's very odd. I can only assume that they're on this list...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=884 130
OTOH the heading, "Programs that may behave differently in Windows XP Service Pack 2" might just translate as, "Programs which may work properly now."
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Ahh, so it's not Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and a whole screed of Microsoft Office bits and pieces included in that list? Just some third party apps with the same names?
I thought that was a bit odd...
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