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    On the other hand, you can slap your hand and you get clapping instead of crying. Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!
  • I wonder why he said that?

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    Well said, i think all countries have this problem. As adjecent populations struggle with unemployment etc. and see greener grass on the other side they tend to move. NZ is no different except we have a large moat around our country :)
  • Jamaica wants Britain to compensate for slavery.

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    Did they? Nearly every serious article/programme I have seen about the Civil war seem to put the causes elseware and imply that slavery was a minor issue bewteen the sides. You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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    Surely you can't be serious? Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^] -Or- A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]
  • Geert Wilders calls for Holland to leave the Euro...

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    Never mind that he wants to close the coffee shops!
  • Conspiracy Theorists... Go!

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    Nah. They just got the wrong guy. No one ever accused the dems of being overly bright. At least when Clinton was in office, the right targets were hit. The current administration is only batting around .500 No dogs or cats are in the classroom. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.
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    I see what you did there! :) --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
  • This place should be renamed

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    Open Sewer it is. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun
  • Confucius Strikes Again

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    And old men in beards who cut you short? --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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    I guess you have 'Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML' option checked while creating/editing the post. Just remove it. Prerak : Articles | Tips/Tricks | Answers | qRecycle always We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
  • 15 Facts about the 21st appendage

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    Ha ha ha! No longer shal he be known asn Dalek Dave, but Dildo Dave! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ============================== Nothing to say.
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    Funny you should mention that. I'm forced to do just that. Why? Because Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager software uses the old MIF file format for importing hardware and software inventory into the SCCM database. Well, if you have a field in a custom inventory item, say one that specified a true/false value, the MIF specification doesn't support Boolean types! So, "True/False" it is! (This is was easier for upstream people to understand than it was for them to get that 1 = True, 0 = False.) Trust me, not my choice! A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^] Dave Kreskowiak
  • OOTD

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    The trick is to make them work the tip, work for the tip. "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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    No, but fortunately she's a meat and two veg girl.
  • $10 is $10!

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    In the original one of the Wright brothers was flying the plane. Old but still good!
  • And the winner is...

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    It's good indeed! :laugh: It's an OO world. public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{ public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); } }
  • Condoms

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    Don't know why, some people hate condoms :doh: BTW, I'm going to take a short vacation but not 10 years..... may be 10 days, Thanks for your suggestion. Bye S:love:apb:love:xj:love:ker My previous jokes
  • Well that didn't work...

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    Or may be for riding too quick? "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
  • After-Birth Abortions

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    Upon re-reading I have to conclude that that site doesn't make a very compelling argument. It doesn't even really try. It just quotes some stuff, implies it is bad without giving any reason at all, then quotes something taken out of context before going off on a sarcastic rant. If there's any argument in that at all, it's an "appeal to emotion" fallacy. The ethicists themselves don't make a compelling argument either, as is customary for ethicists. Lots of talk about morals and moral rights, so it's just an appeal to emotion as well. In conclusion, both sides are wrong.
  • Hilarious rival of Wikipedia

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    TheOtherCPian wrote: What does a caterpillar have to do with it? It eats a series of holes through the book... but let it pass. :) Use carrots and sticks to force the little fish into the big tent - Anon