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  • B Baconbutty

    You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

    My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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    Rage
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    I'll write them so they give me the money next time, I am sure I can come with something better for half as much.

    I'm waiting for Windows Feng Shui, where you have to re-arrange your icons in a manner which best enables your application to run. Richard Jones www.immo-brasseurs.com

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    • B Baconbutty

      You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

      My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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      realJSOP
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      Maybe they should just commission the back end of the horse, to represent the horse's ass that approved the funding.

      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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      • realJSOPR realJSOP

        Maybe they should just commission the back end of the horse, to represent the horse's ass that approved the funding.

        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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        Gary Wheeler
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        Great minds think alike[^].

        Software Zen: delete this;

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        • D Dalek Dave

          Angel of the South? It ain't no Angel! The Kentish Mare? The Horse of Doom? The Southern Nag? The Ass of Kent? The Complete Wate of Time Effort And Money Which Could Have Been Better Spent On Education, Health Or Infrastructure?

          ------------------------------------ "Your manuscript is both good and original. But the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good." Dr Samuel Johnson

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          Phil J Pearson
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          The white e l e p h o r s e.

          Phil


          The opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of the author, especially if you find them impolite, inaccurate or inflammatory.

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          • B Baconbutty

            You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

            My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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            CPallini
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            You should trust your government: it will be a gift to Troy. :rolleyes:

            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
            [My articles]

            In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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            • CPalliniC CPallini

              You should trust your government: it will be a gift to Troy. :rolleyes:

              If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
              This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
              [My articles]

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              Dalek Dave
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              CPallini wrote:

              it will be a gift to Troy

              What would Ilidiot do with a Horse?

              ------------------------------------ "Your manuscript is both good and original. But the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good." Dr Samuel Johnson

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              • B Baconbutty

                You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                Evan Stein
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                Next: a giant white elephant

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                • B Baconbutty

                  You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                  My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                  martin_hughes
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                  ...I expect the costs will have spiralled closer to the £8m mark.

                  print "http://www.codeproject.com".toURL().text Ain't that Groovy?

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                  • B Baconbutty

                    You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                    My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                    megaadam
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                    A horse, a horse, My Kingdom for a horse!

                    ........................ Life is too shor

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                    • B Baconbutty

                      You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                      My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                      Oakman
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                      It is an important and necessary part of the economic stimulus plan and proof that the government no longer has faith in those discredited plans of the last eight years.

                      Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.

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                      • B Baconbutty

                        You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                        My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                        Tad McClellan
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                        Yeah, sounds like the stimulus package we are doing in the US. I'm sure their is a giant horse in there somewhere.

                        TadMcClellan.Com

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                        • M megaadam

                          A horse, a horse, My Kingdom for a horse!

                          ........................ Life is too shor

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                          Tad McClellan
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                          :-)

                          TadMcClellan.Com

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                          • T Tad McClellan

                            Yeah, sounds like the stimulus package we are doing in the US. I'm sure their is a giant horse in there somewhere.

                            TadMcClellan.Com

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                            John M Drescher
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                            Tad McClellan wrote:

                            I'm sure their is a giant horse in there somewhere.

                            Should I :laugh: or :((

                            John

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                            • D Dalek Dave

                              CPallini wrote:

                              it will be a gift to Troy

                              What would Ilidiot do with a Horse?

                              ------------------------------------ "Your manuscript is both good and original. But the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good." Dr Samuel Johnson

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                              MidwestLimey
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                              Um, you really want to know?? X|

                              Bar fomos edo pariyart gedeem, agreo eo dranem abal edyero eyrem kalm kareore

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                              • B Baconbutty

                                You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                                My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                                PIEBALDconsult
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                                I detest all "public art". If an individual wants to make art, great; if an individual wants to buy or commission art, fine. But don't spend public funds on it and make me look at it as I drive down the street. Downtown Mesa (AZ), for instance, has a dreadful collection of crap littering its sidewalks. :sigh:

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                                • D Dalek Dave

                                  CPallini wrote:

                                  it will be a gift to Troy

                                  What would Ilidiot do with a Horse?

                                  ------------------------------------ "Your manuscript is both good and original. But the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good." Dr Samuel Johnson

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                                  Dan Neely
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                                  trade it for a bottle of cough syrup to get high on. :wtf:

                                  Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                                  • B Baconbutty

                                    You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                                    My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                                    buachaill cliste
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                                    What a designer. "Mhmmmmm.... what will I design" "Oh... maybe a horse will look nice" "wait God designed that already" checks to see if God has any patents on a horse "Oh no patents I think I'll enter that idea"

                                    I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at for hours.--Jerome K Jerome<< that about sums me up! When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute-and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity--Albert Einstein << ya gotta love that guy!

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                                    • B Baconbutty

                                      You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                                      My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                                      Stuart Dootson
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                                      The bit that got me was "planning permission is now being sought" - if someone had built a house without planning permission, they'd likely be tearing it down as we speak.

                                      Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p

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                                      • B Baconbutty

                                        You'll need a tall mounting block[^] Thank goodness there's nothing better to spend that sort of cash on otherwise some people may think it's a total waste of money in these difficult times.

                                        My new favourite phrase - "misdirected leisure activity"

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                                        Lost User
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                                        It is, of course, a signal to our off-world overlords. Originally 2 dimensional (because of the available technology of the time) the white horse has for thousands of years been used to direct incoming harvest ships to their destination (in this case, I suggest, its proximity to the tunnel is not coincidental - "pre-packaged humans for your delectation, your wonderfulness?" Evidently this is a move from Wiltshire (home of the majority of the white horses). Kentish folk should be worried. In an obvious example of their contempt for the human race, the use of a white horse is solely due to the anagram - "Here Show It". In the dialect of the time, in general use in Wiltshire, the anagram roughly translates to "Grub's Up" I need a lie down

                                        ___________________________________________ .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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