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  • D Dirk Higbee

    A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER." The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it. "I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer." :-D

    I may be Green, but at least I'm environmentally friendly.

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    robytornad
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    dasfsfsaf

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      I've never heard it with a helicopter before

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      Matt Gerrans
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      Yeah, the several hundred times I've heard it before were all with airplanes, too. :)

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      • M martin_hughes

        You've turned slang into slang... now if these trends continue, sooner or later the whole of civilisation will collapse because no one will have a clue what anyone else is on about! :)

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        Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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        Ah, so the concepts of text speak or CP forum speak are ones you are not acquainted with? Get with the times old chap :)

        "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "The secret to a long and healthy life is simple. Don't get ill and don't die." Pete O'Hanlon, courtesy of Rama "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

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        • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

          Ah, so the concepts of text speak or CP forum speak are ones you are not acquainted with? Get with the times old chap :)

          "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "The secret to a long and healthy life is simple. Don't get ill and don't die." Pete O'Hanlon, courtesy of Rama "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

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          I think, all things being equal, if it came to a choice of getting with the times are calling people "duod"'s or losing a pint of blood, I'd tend towards the blood loss :)

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          • M martin_hughes

            I think, all things being equal, if it came to a choice of getting with the times are calling people "duod"'s or losing a pint of blood, I'd tend towards the blood loss :)

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            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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            martin_hughes wrote:

            I think, all things being equal, if it came to a choice of getting with the times are calling people "duod"'s or losing a pint of blood, I'd tend towards the blood loss

            :) Worthy of a smirk, though lacking in the usual in your face humor that we've come to acknowledge as the norm for MH and his anecdotes. A 4 ;)

            "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "The secret to a long and healthy life is simple. Don't get ill and don't die." Pete O'Hanlon, courtesy of Rama "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

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              dasfsfsaf

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              Jorgen Sigvardsson
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              Please remove your cat from your keyboard.

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              • M martin_hughes

                You've turned slang into slang... now if these trends continue, sooner or later the whole of civilisation will collapse because no one will have a clue what anyone else is on about! :)

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                martin_hughes wrote:

                if these trends continue, sooner or later the whole of civilisation will collapse because no one will have a clue what anyone else is on about

                Ken Lee

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                • D Dirk Higbee

                  A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER." The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it. "I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer." :-D

                  I may be Green, but at least I'm environmentally friendly.

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                  Old but gold, 5.

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                  • Z Zoltan Balazs

                    Well dude I read it somewhere that Google has a number of great features built in. Seriously now you can read all about here[^]. Oh, and in our slang the link is called "clickety" :-D

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                    Lost User
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                    OK doud i will

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                    • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                      Please remove your cat from your keyboard.

                      -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                      Garth J Lancaster
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                      Jörgen - long time no see - hope you're well and happy. I'm going to send you a private 'ot' email (not computer related - hopefully you might have a mo to answer) cheers, Garth

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                      • D Dirk Higbee

                        A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER." The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it. "I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer." :-D

                        I may be Green, but at least I'm environmentally friendly.

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                        Chris Maunder
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                        That's the oldest [insert company, profession or race] joke out there.

                        cheers, Chris Maunder

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                        • D Dirk Higbee

                          A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER." The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it. "I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer." :-D

                          I may be Green, but at least I'm environmentally friendly.

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                          Joe Woodbury
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                          Helicopter must have been flying pretty damn low.

                          Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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                            dasfsfsaf

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                            Rajesh R Subramanian
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                            fo fo.

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                            • G Garth J Lancaster

                              Jörgen - long time no see - hope you're well and happy. I'm going to send you a private 'ot' email (not computer related - hopefully you might have a mo to answer) cheers, Garth

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                              Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                              No problemo!

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                              • M Matt Gerrans

                                Yeah, the several hundred times I've heard it before were all with airplanes, too. :)

                                Matt Gerrans

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                                Dan Neely
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                                The version I saw was always with a hot air balloon and the tow major US political parties.

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