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Paul Watson wrote:
Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it. English is screwy.
I may be wrong, but in Kerala, people who ride/drive the trains are called engine drivers. Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I may be wrong, but in Kerala, people who ride/drive the trains are called engine drivers.
I believe its not only Kerala, but the whole of India. :-D --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!
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I think the debate can be settled by realising that Freddie sang "I want to ride my bicycle" and not "I want to drive my bicycle." :-D regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
I think the debate can be settled by realising that Freddie sang "I want to ride my bicycle"
Absolutely since Freddie died. I cannot recall whether his death had something to do with the phrase "I want to ride my bicycle" or not... ;P
_It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!
Regarding CodeProject: "resistance is pointless; you will be assimilated"_
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SimonS wrote:
A friend of mine has offered to take me and my g/f for a ride ( drive, flight ? ) in his helicopter.
Cool - that's something I've always wanted to do. Though I am not sure if I'll get dizzy looking down. Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)I only got to do it a few months ago. It's cool. Better than driving hovercrafts and Segways. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > what I think of the OPTIONAL keyword in VB.NET? :: here > CV :: PDF > skype :: SimonMStewart
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Oh very nice. Please post some shots up when you've taken them. And definitley go RAW. Especially if you are learning. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Working on my book's pre-final-review changes
Which book Nish? Can we have a brief insight? Or better still, can I review it... ;P --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!
TechyMaila wrote:
Which book Nish?
It's in my sig : http://blog.voidnish.com/?p=125[^] Regards, Nish
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Trollslayer wrote:
Oh, waiting for my nice new 42" plasma television , my luxury item of the year.
Is it a lot less expensive than a similar LCD TV? Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)More expensive but plasma is much better than LCD (I work set top boxes software so work with these a lot). We use LCDs for normal work (all have 37 inch LCDs on our desks) and have one plasma for checking decoder quality and demonstrations. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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Paul Watson wrote:
Crikey. What is the first thing you are going to watch on it?
Possibly the last England vs Sri Lanka test match :-) Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New):~ The tigress is here :-D
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Trollslayer wrote:
new 42" plasma television
Crikey. What is the first thing you are going to watch on it? regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
I've got some good DVDs to watch (getting the matching Panasonic DVD recorder too) and will be waiting about a month for Telewest's TVDrive HD PVR because they released it about 5 months early so the software should be stable then. part of the resaon is that my old telly is 7 years old, cost £100 and can't cope with wide screen DVDs, some overscan issue. The tigress is here :-D
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Trollslayer wrote:
my nice new 42" plasma television
Happy for you! What model have you settled for? I'm thinking about Samsung's PS-42S5HX. The price has really decreased lately, yet it's HD-Ready.
_It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!
Regarding CodeProject: "resistance is pointless; you will be assimilated"_
Panasonic TH42PX60 with stand and DMRES15 DVD recorder plus stand and 5 year full waranty £1973 :cool: The tigress is here :-D
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What are you doing this weekend? :) My brother's visiting me, and I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike. If I could just get hold of my colleague's laptop, I will show him how cool the AoE3 demo is. * Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."? š Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
Good afternoon Vikram. For the purposes of avoidance of doubt, I would like to state that this thread, whilst repetitive, is in some quite curious way fast becoming a CP institution, and therefore gets my '5' vote! This weekend: Tomorrow I am going to Mike's stag bash in Bristol, a morning of shooting at poor innocent orange clay discs, and an afternoon of go-kart mayhem. Sunday, a 30 minute 'check ride' in a Piper PA28 from Tollerton, should be fun - I may go for a longer pootle if the time and weather allows. And then sitting in the sun in the garden admiring the efforts of my new Head Gardener! Finally: one does not 'pilot' an aircraft, one 'flies' it. IMVHO! Tallo Ho!
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TechyMaila wrote:
Which book Nish?
It's in my sig : http://blog.voidnish.com/?p=125[^] Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog (New)Hmmmm... Sounds interesting. Will definately have a look at it when it arrives on the Market.:) --- With best regards, A Manchester United Fan The Genius of a true fool is that he can mess up a foolproof plan!
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What are you doing this weekend? :) My brother's visiting me, and I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike. If I could just get hold of my colleague's laptop, I will show him how cool the AoE3 demo is. * Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."? š Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
Have a threesome lined up, should be fun.
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Panasonic TH42PX60 with stand and DMRES15 DVD recorder plus stand and 5 year full waranty £1973 :cool: The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote:
Panasonic TH42PX60
Couldn't find that model, but the price seems right. I hope you'll be satisfied with it. It's a djungel with different models and performance.
_It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!
Regarding CodeProject: "resistance is pointless; you will be assimilated"_
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Have a threesome lined up, should be fun.
Varindir Rajesh Mahdihar wrote:
Have a threesome lined up, should be fun.
:~ Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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Trollslayer wrote:
Panasonic TH42PX60
Couldn't find that model, but the price seems right. I hope you'll be satisfied with it. It's a djungel with different models and performance.
_It's supposed to be hard, otherwise anybody could do it!
Regarding CodeProject: "resistance is pointless; you will be assimilated"_
My boyfriend has the 37 inch version and this one got top marks in all reviews. At this price I look carefully! The tigress is here :-D
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What are you doing this weekend? :) My brother's visiting me, and I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike. If I could just get hold of my colleague's laptop, I will show him how cool the AoE3 demo is. * Question for native speakers - is is true that you drive a car but ride a motorbike? Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."? š Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
I'll take him somewhere and teach him to ride* a motorbike
:cool: I still would love to get one; one of these days. And yes, it's typically riding a (motor)bike, for the already stated reason of sitting on top. I'm off to another wedding tonight. The 4th one in the past 10 weeks. :) Should be fun if the rain holds off. Then tomorrow I'm going to a ribbon cutting for a new walking trail. A few miles of old rails were converted into a walking path downtown. Tomorrow night I'm visiting some friends for dinner and drinks, and Sunday I'll do some yardwork and maybe work on some personal coding stuff. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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Have a threesome lined up, should be fun.
Good luck? BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright -
Saturday I'll probably be recovering from last night (rugby game and then out till 3am drinking. I've never been hungover AND battered at the same time) and this evening (battle of the bands event.) Sunday I am off to Cork the whole day to watch a game of Hurling with 40,000 mad Irishmen. Monday is a holiday and I'll be finding a quiet spot near a beach with the girlfriend and a picnic.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Is it wrong to say "I was driving my bike when...."?
It is wrong :) You drive a car, ride a bike, pilot a plane and helm a boat (though you can also pilot a boat.) Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it. English is screwy. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Paul Watson wrote:
Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it.
I don't know how trains work over there, but here it would be kinda hard to steer one. ;P Here "train drivers" are called engineers.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon
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Paul Watson wrote:
Strangely you don't drive a train, you ride it or steer it.
I don't know how trains work over there, but here it would be kinda hard to steer one. ;P Here "train drivers" are called engineers.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon
Andy Brummer wrote:
but here it would be kinda hard to steer one
It's still called steering though. Also train wheels do have limited steering capability. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Andy Brummer wrote:
but here it would be kinda hard to steer one
It's still called steering though. Also train wheels do have limited steering capability. regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
It's still called steering though. Also train wheels do have limited steering capability.
There goes my lame attempt at joke. :-O Suprising little factoid about train steering though.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon