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  • C Caslen

    Caravan Monthly? (December 1987 issue)

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    Dalek Dave
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    Is that the one that features the New Raven 4, 6 berther with internal toilet?

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      I was sitting, idly contemplating where to go later this year once the little darlings have returned to school. Somewhere I haven't been for yonks popped into my head. Looe in Cornwall[^]. The thing is, what could I take to read? I really can't go to Looe without something to read. Any suggestions?

      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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      I tend to always have the latest MSDN and a Computer Shopper, and sometimes an FHM lying on the windowsill for those extended stays...... :rolleyes:

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      • H Henry Minute

        I was sitting, idly contemplating where to go later this year once the little darlings have returned to school. Somewhere I haven't been for yonks popped into my head. Looe in Cornwall[^]. The thing is, what could I take to read? I really can't go to Looe without something to read. Any suggestions?

        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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        I've just finished reading the Millenium trilogy (which starts off with Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and found them to be fairly easy to read while being engaging and entertaining. Definitely worth a look.

        Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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          Is that the one that features the New Raven 4, 6 berther with internal toilet?

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          Caslen
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          yeah, and the underseat anorak storage space :)

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          • C Caslen

            Caravan Monthly? (December 1987 issue)

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            Nah. Paper is too shiny and slippy.

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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            • C Caslen

              yeah, and the underseat anorak storage space :)

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              A True Design Classic. I liked the Folding Dinner Table/Double Bed arrangement.

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              • R R Giskard Reventlov

                Wading my way through Stephen King's Under the Dome. Pretty easy train read and over 800 pages (paperback - Smiths are selling it half price). Or you could always read the Foundation trilogy: read it every couple of years: still excellent.

                "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                Caslen
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                Just finished Under The Dome, won't spoil it for you don't worry! Been maning to re-read Foundation for years but haven't got round to it yet - must make time. BTW isn't it a quadrilogy now? (if that's the right word)

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                  I've just finished reading the Millenium trilogy (which starts off with Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and found them to be fairly easy to read while being engaging and entertaining. Definitely worth a look.

                  Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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                  moon_stick wrote:

                  Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

                  I remember that being mentioned in The Lounge before. Didn't get round to it that time, might look for it now.

                  Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                    I tend to always have the latest MSDN and a Computer Shopper, and sometimes an FHM lying on the windowsill for those extended stays...... :rolleyes:

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                    I meant to ask. Did you have a good time in Durham?

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                      Nah. Paper is too shiny and slippy.

                      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                      More smear than wipe you mean?

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                      • C Caslen

                        Just finished Under The Dome, won't spoil it for you don't worry! Been maning to re-read Foundation for years but haven't got round to it yet - must make time. BTW isn't it a quadrilogy now? (if that's the right word)

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                        More like a trilogy of 15 or more if you include all of the related Robot and other stories. Foundation series[^]

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                        • H Henry Minute

                          Not read that. I quite liked Cryptonomicon (did I get that right?) though, so might give it a go.

                          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                          If you like Neal Stephenson give Snow Crash a go, showing its a age a tiny bit but still worth a read...

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                            A True Design Classic. I liked the Folding Dinner Table/Double Bed arrangement.

                            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                            Dalek Dave wrote:

                            I liked the Folding Dinner Table/Double Bed arrangement.

                            The parents of one of my school-friends had a slightly more complicated version of this[^]. Very clever design. Bit of a bugger if you were a slow eater though.

                            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                            • C Caslen

                              More smear than wipe you mean?

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                              Henry Minute
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                              There is that of course. Then there are the unbelievable tailbacks.

                              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                Just finished Under The Dome, won't spoil it for you don't worry! Been maning to re-read Foundation for years but haven't got round to it yet - must make time. BTW isn't it a quadrilogy now? (if that's the right word)

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                                Something like 6 in the series upto IA's death in '92 and excluding the Robots books.... And don't be fooled by what they call the second foundation trilogy written posthumously by other authors, I found them truly awful...

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                                  I was sitting, idly contemplating where to go later this year once the little darlings have returned to school. Somewhere I haven't been for yonks popped into my head. Looe in Cornwall[^]. The thing is, what could I take to read? I really can't go to Looe without something to read. Any suggestions?

                                  Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                  Smoking Frog Lives![^]

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                                    Wading my way through Stephen King's Under the Dome. Pretty easy train read and over 800 pages (paperback - Smiths are selling it half price). Or you could always read the Foundation trilogy: read it every couple of years: still excellent.

                                    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                                    digital man wrote:

                                    Or you could always read the Foundation trilogy: read it every couple of years: still excellent.

                                    In this case you may want to try “The Lost Fleet” starting from the first one – “Dauntless”.

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                                      I was sitting, idly contemplating where to go later this year once the little darlings have returned to school. Somewhere I haven't been for yonks popped into my head. Looe in Cornwall[^]. The thing is, what could I take to read? I really can't go to Looe without something to read. Any suggestions?

                                      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                      Treasure Island. ANd by the way, thats a rubbish picture of Looe. Try this: http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&source=imghp&q=looe&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g5&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=[^]

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                                      • H hairy_hats

                                        You're having a day off in Looe? Hint: Looe sounds like lieu..."A day off in lieu"...never mind.

                                        modified on Friday, July 16, 2010 10:54 AM

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                                        ...and no one got it!

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                                          moon_stick wrote:

                                          Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

                                          I remember that being mentioned in The Lounge before. Didn't get round to it that time, might look for it now.

                                          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'

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                                          Yesterday I found a movie with the same name in the Netflix live streaming. It’s with a fairly good rating in the IMDB so I was planning to watch it this evening.

                                          The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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