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  • R Roger Wright

    We connected my new substation to the grid this morning and nothing smoked. Talk about depressing! It's like paying a gazillion bucks to see a F-1 race live and nobody crashes! Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw. Or attending a cockfight where all the chickens are legless, flightless mutants. Or taking LSD for the first time and seeing only your mother-in-law in the buff. Or marrying your high school sweetheart and realizing on your honeymoon that you'd really rather be with a big, hairy, tattooed biker. Or taking a cruise to Mexico and finding that, because of the swine flu, the ship is only allowed to circle Catalina Island 40 times. Or taking 6 doses of performance enhancing herbal supplements before a date with the girl of your dreams, only to learn over dinner that she wants to be "just friends." Okay, it was less exciting than I thought it would be, but I'm glad it worked as designed... On to the next two on my list. :-D

    "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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    Vikram A Punathambekar
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    Roger Wright wrote:

    Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw

    The only game that can be played for five days (or more, but timeless Tests belong to the past) and yet end in a draw :-D

    Cheers, Vikram.

    Current activities: Films: The classic Pink Panther series TV series: Friends, season 3 Books: Liar's Poker, by Michael Lewis.


    Carpe Diem.

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      Roger Wright wrote:

      Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw

      The only game that can be played for five days (or more, but timeless Tests belong to the past) and yet end in a draw :-D

      Cheers, Vikram.

      Current activities: Films: The classic Pink Panther series TV series: Friends, season 3 Books: Liar's Poker, by Michael Lewis.


      Carpe Diem.

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      Roger Wright
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      So I've heard, and I'm disappointed that we can't view cricket on television here. The only Cricket I've seen in my life is a darts game.

      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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      • R Roger Wright

        So I've heard, and I'm disappointed that we can't view cricket on television here. The only Cricket I've seen in my life is a darts game.

        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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        Ahh, Darts, one of the few games remaining where it is acceptable to drink vast quantities of alcohol while playing.

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        • R Roger Wright

          So I've heard, and I'm disappointed that we can't view cricket on television here. The only Cricket I've seen in my life is a darts game.

          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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          dan sh
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          Not even these[^]?

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          • R Roger Wright

            We connected my new substation to the grid this morning and nothing smoked. Talk about depressing! It's like paying a gazillion bucks to see a F-1 race live and nobody crashes! Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw. Or attending a cockfight where all the chickens are legless, flightless mutants. Or taking LSD for the first time and seeing only your mother-in-law in the buff. Or marrying your high school sweetheart and realizing on your honeymoon that you'd really rather be with a big, hairy, tattooed biker. Or taking a cruise to Mexico and finding that, because of the swine flu, the ship is only allowed to circle Catalina Island 40 times. Or taking 6 doses of performance enhancing herbal supplements before a date with the girl of your dreams, only to learn over dinner that she wants to be "just friends." Okay, it was less exciting than I thought it would be, but I'm glad it worked as designed... On to the next two on my list. :-D

            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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            You just listened to Alanis Morissette didn't you? ;P

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            • R Roger Wright

              So I've heard, and I'm disappointed that we can't view cricket on television here. The only Cricket I've seen in my life is a darts game.

              "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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              Vikram A Punathambekar
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              Hey, you're already on Myspace ;P compared to that, YouTube is nothing. Hop on over and watch some cricket!

              Cheers, Vikram.

              Current activities: Films: The classic Pink Panther series TV series: Friends, season 3 Books: Liar's Poker, by Michael Lewis.


              Carpe Diem.

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              • R Roger Wright

                We connected my new substation to the grid this morning and nothing smoked. Talk about depressing! It's like paying a gazillion bucks to see a F-1 race live and nobody crashes! Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw. Or attending a cockfight where all the chickens are legless, flightless mutants. Or taking LSD for the first time and seeing only your mother-in-law in the buff. Or marrying your high school sweetheart and realizing on your honeymoon that you'd really rather be with a big, hairy, tattooed biker. Or taking a cruise to Mexico and finding that, because of the swine flu, the ship is only allowed to circle Catalina Island 40 times. Or taking 6 doses of performance enhancing herbal supplements before a date with the girl of your dreams, only to learn over dinner that she wants to be "just friends." Okay, it was less exciting than I thought it would be, but I'm glad it worked as designed... On to the next two on my list. :-D

                "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                Rob Manderson
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                Roger Wright wrote:

                taking LSD for the first time and seeing only your mother-in-law in the buff

                You are one sick puppy! :laugh:

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                • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                  Roger Wright wrote:

                  Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw

                  The only game that can be played for five days (or more, but timeless Tests belong to the past) and yet end in a draw :-D

                  Cheers, Vikram.

                  Current activities: Films: The classic Pink Panther series TV series: Friends, season 3 Books: Liar's Poker, by Michael Lewis.


                  Carpe Diem.

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                  Jorgen Andersson
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                  When I was a student I asked an Indian and an Englishman at a dinnerparty to explain the rules of cricket to me... Two hours later, we left them in my kitchen still discussing/arguing the rules, to go for a pubcrawl! I still don't have a clue about the rules of cricket, but I understand that it involves a lot of tea.

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                  • R Roger Wright

                    We connected my new substation to the grid this morning and nothing smoked. Talk about depressing! It's like paying a gazillion bucks to see a F-1 race live and nobody crashes! Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw. Or attending a cockfight where all the chickens are legless, flightless mutants. Or taking LSD for the first time and seeing only your mother-in-law in the buff. Or marrying your high school sweetheart and realizing on your honeymoon that you'd really rather be with a big, hairy, tattooed biker. Or taking a cruise to Mexico and finding that, because of the swine flu, the ship is only allowed to circle Catalina Island 40 times. Or taking 6 doses of performance enhancing herbal supplements before a date with the girl of your dreams, only to learn over dinner that she wants to be "just friends." Okay, it was less exciting than I thought it would be, but I'm glad it worked as designed... On to the next two on my list. :-D

                    "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                    Roger Wright wrote:

                    Or marrying your high school sweetheart and realizing on your honeymoon that you'd really rather be with a big, hairy, tattooed biker.

                    Wouldn't it be funny if high school sweetheart is a big, hairy, tattooned biker? :) My older son went to his first date yesterday, he is only 15.

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      We connected my new substation to the grid this morning and nothing smoked. Talk about depressing! It's like paying a gazillion bucks to see a F-1 race live and nobody crashes! Or going to a bullfight and having the referees call it a draw. Or attending a cockfight where all the chickens are legless, flightless mutants. Or taking LSD for the first time and seeing only your mother-in-law in the buff. Or marrying your high school sweetheart and realizing on your honeymoon that you'd really rather be with a big, hairy, tattooed biker. Or taking a cruise to Mexico and finding that, because of the swine flu, the ship is only allowed to circle Catalina Island 40 times. Or taking 6 doses of performance enhancing herbal supplements before a date with the girl of your dreams, only to learn over dinner that she wants to be "just friends." Okay, it was less exciting than I thought it would be, but I'm glad it worked as designed... On to the next two on my list. :-D

                      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                      I'm disappointed in you, Roger. First rule of electrical engineering:

                      Tune for maximum smoke.

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                        You just listened to Alanis Morissette didn't you? ;P

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                        Roger Wright
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                        No. Should I? :rolleyes:

                        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                        • R Rob Manderson

                          Roger Wright wrote:

                          taking LSD for the first time and seeing only your mother-in-law in the buff

                          You are one sick puppy! :laugh:

                          Rob Manderson My bloghttp://robmanderson.blogspot.com[^]

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                          Roger Wright
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                          Aw, shucks... You knew that already. ;P

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                          • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                            Hey, you're already on Myspace ;P compared to that, YouTube is nothing. Hop on over and watch some cricket!

                            Cheers, Vikram.

                            Current activities: Films: The classic Pink Panther series TV series: Friends, season 3 Books: Liar's Poker, by Michael Lewis.


                            Carpe Diem.

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                            Roger Wright
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                            :laugh: :laugh:

                            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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