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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)If the mistake my enemy is making involves my wife...
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5 for the quote, -5 cos he was French and a further -5 cos I'm feeling curmudgeonly and Rage gave you an extra 5 because he was French and jingoistic (Can the French be jingoistic?) voting is strictly prohibited.
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For Sale, French Rifles, Never Fired, only dropped once.
------------------------------------ "I want you to imagine I have a blaster in my hand" - Zaphod Beeblebrox. "You DO have a blaster in your hand" - Freighter Pilot "Yeah, so you don't have to tax your imagination too hard" - Zaphod Beeblebrox
Just wiping the coffee off my screen .........
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
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Just wiping the coffee off my screen .........
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
Baconbutty wrote:
Just wiping the coffee off my screen .........
We use coffee cup in India. It's a lot more easier to clean.
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If the mistake my enemy is making involves my wife...
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If the mistake my enemy is making involves my wife...
Ironically, it's only a mistake if you interrupt or find out! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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If the mistake my enemy is making involves my wife...
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
If the mistake my enemy is making involves my wife...
Wow, that was one fatal mistake.
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For Sale, French Rifles, Never Fired, only dropped once.
------------------------------------ "I want you to imagine I have a blaster in my hand" - Zaphod Beeblebrox. "You DO have a blaster in your hand" - Freighter Pilot "Yeah, so you don't have to tax your imagination too hard" - Zaphod Beeblebrox
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coitus interruptus ? ;P
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)They said French, not Latin.
Software Zen:
delete this;
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They said French, not Latin.
Software Zen:
delete this;
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PIEBALDconsult wrote:
If the mistake my enemy is making involves my wife...
Wow, that was one fatal mistake.
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Funny, I thought it was TWO fatal mistakes :)
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Funny, I thought it was TWO fatal mistakes :)
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)leppie wrote:
Funny, I thought it was TWO fatal mistakes
It depends: Scenario 1: The husband shot the man who was committing the mistake with his wife. One fatal mistake. Scenario 2: The husband shot the wife, too. Two fatal mistakes. Scenario 3: The busband was shot while interrupting other's mistake. One fatal mistake. :laugh:
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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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Actually, the quote was made by Nelson and refered to the French.
leppie wrote:
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)I've long been bemused by the irony of this quote considering how far Napoleon overextended, especially in relation to Russia.
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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jgrogan wrote:
Actually, the quote was made by Nelson
Gotta reference? Everything I find attributes it to Napoleon.
You'd sorta expect that, him being a brit and it was contested between Lord Nelson and His Imperial Majesty, Napoleon Bonaparte ;)
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You mean we should let them post programming questions in the lounge ? Oh :sigh:
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I've long been bemused by the irony of this quote considering how far Napoleon overextended, especially in relation to Russia.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
I think it's the utmost in wartime courtesy that his enemies were considerate enough to not interrupt him. On a related note, I do so love the rules of war. "Okay, we're going to kill each other and dance in the blood, but hey - let's be civilized about this."
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leppie wrote:
Funny, I thought it was TWO fatal mistakes
It depends: Scenario 1: The husband shot the man who was committing the mistake with his wife. One fatal mistake. Scenario 2: The husband shot the wife, too. Two fatal mistakes. Scenario 3: The busband was shot while interrupting other's mistake. One fatal mistake. :laugh:
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Xiangyang Liu wrote:
Scenario 3: The busband was shot while interrupting other's mistake. One fatal mistake.
Shooting a busband is banned in India. I agree it is a fatal mistake though. :laugh:
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