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  • D David Wulff

    Nish - Native CPian wrote: Why do you stereotype a zero as red? Why not brown? Or black? Well in actual fact, the last (and thankfully only) time my balance has been under zero, it was black, but I am sure there has been a law passed over here that prevents the use of such a racist word as an adjective. Today you don't buy black bics, you buy "dark grey ink application devices". Red and green don't make brown, they make "chocolate". We are not even supposed to take the piss out of all the brilliantly named Chinese takeaways anymore. :( ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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    David Wulff wrote: there has been a law passed over here that prevents the use of such a racist word as an adjective. Oh! I forgot about that :-) Nish


    Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.

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      Nish - Native CPian wrote: Why do you stereotype a zero as red? Why not brown? Or black? Well in actual fact, the last (and thankfully only) time my balance has been under zero, it was black, but I am sure there has been a law passed over here that prevents the use of such a racist word as an adjective. Today you don't buy black bics, you buy "dark grey ink application devices". Red and green don't make brown, they make "chocolate". We are not even supposed to take the piss out of all the brilliantly named Chinese takeaways anymore. :( ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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      Brian Delahunty
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      David Wulff wrote: but I am sure there has been a law passed over here that prevents the use of such a racist word as an adjective. Thats stupid


      "Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)

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        David Wulff wrote: but I am sure there has been a law passed over here that prevents the use of such a racist word as an adjective. Thats stupid


        "Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)

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        David Wulff
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        Brian, I am disgusted that you would stoop so low as to directly insult intellectually challenged people like that. :(( ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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        • D David Wulff

          Well the weekend is officially over; the partying is almost up; and my bank balance is hovering dangerously near the big red zero again... it's time to get back to work. On the up side, I did get to kiss a man hairer than my father's arse and wear a leopard skin thong... Kiwi Colin said it best - work sucks. I want to be 16 again. :(( Now off to find a glass to catch that spider! ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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          Chris Maunder
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          Too weird. There's a big hairy spider in my room as well. cheers, Chris Maunder

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            Brian, I am disgusted that you would stoop so low as to directly insult intellectually challenged people like that. :(( ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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            Brian Delahunty
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            LOL... leave me alone... stop picking on me cause I'm Irish!!!! ..... hehe...


            "Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)

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            • C Chris Maunder

              Too weird. There's a big hairy spider in my room as well. cheers, Chris Maunder

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              Bruce Duncan
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              :eek: Run for your lives. Hehe, I found a spider's exoskeleton that it had shed, it was pretty big. I still wonder where the (now bigger) spider is? :~ Bruce Duncan CP#9088, CPUA 0xA1EE, Sonork 100.10030
              Hi everyone. My name's Bruce. And I suffer from VB.

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              • C Chris Maunder

                Too weird. There's a big hairy spider in my room as well. cheers, Chris Maunder

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                MS le Roux
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                What we really need is a shot of that thing next to something else, so that we can see how big it really is. Mmm... your hand ought to do the trick. ;)

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  Too weird. There's a big hairy spider in my room as well. cheers, Chris Maunder

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                  Roger Wright
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                  That looks suspiciously like a tarantula, Chris. Over here the native strains are non-poisonous (except the ones the hitchhike up from down south). They can still bite with authority, though. Are yours harmless?

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                  • B Bruce Duncan

                    :eek: Run for your lives. Hehe, I found a spider's exoskeleton that it had shed, it was pretty big. I still wonder where the (now bigger) spider is? :~ Bruce Duncan CP#9088, CPUA 0xA1EE, Sonork 100.10030
                    Hi everyone. My name's Bruce. And I suffer from VB.

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                    Brian Delahunty
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                    Bruce Duncan wrote: Hehe, I found a spider's exoskeleton that it had shed, it was pretty big. I still wonder where the (now bigger) spider is? I'd stop wondering and forget about it...


                    "Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)

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                    • C Chris Maunder

                      Too weird. There's a big hairy spider in my room as well. cheers, Chris Maunder

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                      David Wulff
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                      :david faints emoticon: ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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                      • D David Wulff

                        :david faints emoticon: ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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                        Brian Delahunty
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                        ROFLMAO


                        "Isn't that the "write once, debug everywhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)

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                        • D David Wulff

                          Well the weekend is officially over; the partying is almost up; and my bank balance is hovering dangerously near the big red zero again... it's time to get back to work. On the up side, I did get to kiss a man hairer than my father's arse and wear a leopard skin thong... Kiwi Colin said it best - work sucks. I want to be 16 again. :(( Now off to find a glass to catch that spider! ____________________ David Wulff hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr) n. & v. Chiefly British Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.

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                          Martin Marvinski
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                          David Wulff wrote: On the up side, I did get to kiss a man hairer than my father's arse and wear a leopard skin thong... :omg: I didn't know you don't like women. Hmmmm. I can't imagine being gay and not being addicted to those beautiful creatures called women. At least you don't have to put up with them during their time of the month. :laugh:

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                            That looks suspiciously like a tarantula, Chris. Over here the native strains are non-poisonous (except the ones the hitchhike up from down south). They can still bite with authority, though. Are yours harmless?

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                            Jason Jystad
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                            As long as it isn't one of those Sydney Funnel Spiders I have heard about. Supposed to make the poisonous tarantulas look like poofdas. :eek: Though I have always thought that a quick death would be preferable to those wolf spider thingees we have. The ones whose venom slowly dissolves your flesh off. X| You probably remember what the disolving flesh spiders are called Roger. I would suppose that you probably drink with the damn things on weekends out there in Bullhead. After all, its them or the women right? :laugh:

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                              Too weird. There's a big hairy spider in my room as well. cheers, Chris Maunder

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                              Jason Jystad
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                              YAAAAAaaaaAaaaaAaaAaaaaaaAhhhhhhHhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :jason-vanishing-over-the-horizon-in-a-puff-of-smoke emoticon:

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                              • J Jason Jystad

                                As long as it isn't one of those Sydney Funnel Spiders I have heard about. Supposed to make the poisonous tarantulas look like poofdas. :eek: Though I have always thought that a quick death would be preferable to those wolf spider thingees we have. The ones whose venom slowly dissolves your flesh off. X| You probably remember what the disolving flesh spiders are called Roger. I would suppose that you probably drink with the damn things on weekends out there in Bullhead. After all, its them or the women right? :laugh:

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                                Cito Technologies
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                                An object is simply a referenced thingy.
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                                I remember going to a Museum in the States with a friend (from Oz). They showed a tarantula and w oohed and aahed with the appreciation of those who have seen lotsa spiders in their living rooms - and then we read that the bite is no worse than a bee sting. We were so disappointed... The FunnelWeb's are all down the east cost and inland (I've only seen a couple around here) but they are definitely a Real Man's Spider. The one in the pic is a Huntsman - it totally harmless (ie it's bite is like a mild bee sting :P) We've got the disolving flesh spiders too - white tails cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                  :eek: Run for your lives. Hehe, I found a spider's exoskeleton that it had shed, it was pretty big. I still wonder where the (now bigger) spider is? :~ Bruce Duncan CP#9088, CPUA 0xA1EE, Sonork 100.10030
                                  Hi everyone. My name's Bruce. And I suffer from VB.

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                                  that reminds me of last Christmas when we found the recently discard 3 foot long skin of a brown snake at my sisters place. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                    I remember going to a Museum in the States with a friend (from Oz). They showed a tarantula and w oohed and aahed with the appreciation of those who have seen lotsa spiders in their living rooms - and then we read that the bite is no worse than a bee sting. We were so disappointed... The FunnelWeb's are all down the east cost and inland (I've only seen a couple around here) but they are definitely a Real Man's Spider. The one in the pic is a Huntsman - it totally harmless (ie it's bite is like a mild bee sting :P) We've got the disolving flesh spiders too - white tails cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                    :eek: Ok, time for me to leave... after those pictures, my hands are shaking too much to type! :-O ---Shog1---_**

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                                    • J Jason Jystad

                                      As long as it isn't one of those Sydney Funnel Spiders I have heard about. Supposed to make the poisonous tarantulas look like poofdas. :eek: Though I have always thought that a quick death would be preferable to those wolf spider thingees we have. The ones whose venom slowly dissolves your flesh off. X| You probably remember what the disolving flesh spiders are called Roger. I would suppose that you probably drink with the damn things on weekends out there in Bullhead. After all, its them or the women right? :laugh:

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                                      ColinDavies
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                                      Never urinate in the waterways in the Amazon. There is a little fish that follows the warm water then enters your penis and dies inside. When the flesh decomposes the bones poke out and hurt you. Sorry can't remember the name of the Fish, But I've urinated above water to watch them appear. Anyhow the only way to get the skeleton out is with a scalpel and infection sets in real quick in the tropics. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                                      • J Jason Jystad

                                        As long as it isn't one of those Sydney Funnel Spiders I have heard about. Supposed to make the poisonous tarantulas look like poofdas. :eek: Though I have always thought that a quick death would be preferable to those wolf spider thingees we have. The ones whose venom slowly dissolves your flesh off. X| You probably remember what the disolving flesh spiders are called Roger. I would suppose that you probably drink with the damn things on weekends out there in Bullhead. After all, its them or the women right? :laugh:

                                        Jason Jystad

                                        Cito Technologies
                                        Sonork ID: Ogami(100.9918)


                                        An object is simply a referenced thingy.
                                        --Larry Wall (Programming Perl)

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                                        Jason Jystad wrote: You probably remember what the disolving flesh spiders are called Roger. I would suppose that you probably drink with the damn things on weekends out there in Bullhead. After all, its them or the women right? That would be the Brown Recluse (aka violin) Spider. One of my favorites; reminds me of the ex. They're sociable enough in dark places, have no lack of teeth, and are born with the only tatoo they'll ever have.:-D

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                                          I remember going to a Museum in the States with a friend (from Oz). They showed a tarantula and w oohed and aahed with the appreciation of those who have seen lotsa spiders in their living rooms - and then we read that the bite is no worse than a bee sting. We were so disappointed... The FunnelWeb's are all down the east cost and inland (I've only seen a couple around here) but they are definitely a Real Man's Spider. The one in the pic is a Huntsman - it totally harmless (ie it's bite is like a mild bee sting :P) We've got the disolving flesh spiders too - white tails cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                          Chris Maunder wrote: a Huntsman - it totally harmless (ie it's bite is like a mild bee sting You would still probably find me trying to seal myself into a tupperware container if I saw one on my wall. :eek: Chris Maunder wrote: We've got the disolving flesh spiders too - white tails Why does this not surprise me. :laugh: Amazingly, even after this discussion the thought of moving to Australia still intrigues me.

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