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  • R R Giskard Reventlov

    The UK isn't a sovereign state any more? Really?

    "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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    Mark_Wallace
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    A sovereign = GBP1.05 Nope. It ain't worth that much.

    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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    • D Dalek Dave

      I wasn't born in either a state or a province.

      ------------------------------------ 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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      Dan Neely
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      Well I guess you get "Other" as your unique ID. :laugh:

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      • D Dan Neely

        I'm renewing my free subscription via their website and the submission page includes this:

        In lieu of a signature, we require a unique identifier used only for subscription verification purposes.

        In what state/province were you born?

        Must be a very small subscription base if a question with ~80 options can be used as a unique identifier. :doh:

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        Yusuf
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        Yea! their subscriber base has shrunk so much, now they only allow single subscriber from each state/province :rolleyes:

        Yusuf May I help you?

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        • D Dan Neely

          I'm renewing my free subscription via their website and the submission page includes this:

          In lieu of a signature, we require a unique identifier used only for subscription verification purposes.

          In what state/province were you born?

          Must be a very small subscription base if a question with ~80 options can be used as a unique identifier. :doh:

          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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          Ian Shlasko
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          Well, they figure if they ever hit, say, 50 subscribers, they'll add another question to leave room for expansion.

          Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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          • R R Giskard Reventlov

            The UK isn't a sovereign state any more? Really?

            "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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            Dalek Dave
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            The British Isles are those Islands that exist off the Northwest Coast of France and consist of approximately 6000 islands. Great Britain is the Largest Island of the Group. (This includes the Island of Ireland, but there is political difficulties in this). Britain is the Political amalgation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it's dependant territories that exist under British Law and it's rights and dominions over those agreed by international law. (eg Isle of Man is British, but not part of Britain). The United Kingdom is the Sovereign Territories of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (Wales, for this purpose, is considered a suzerainty of England). The Queen's official title is... Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Sovereign of the Order of Canada, Sovereign of the Order of Australia, Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand, Sovereign of the Order of Barbados, Sovereign of the Order of Valour, Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Sovereign of the Queen's Service Order, Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of St. Andrew, Sovereign of the Order of Logohu, Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia, Head of Commonwealth.

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            • M Mark_Wallace

              A sovereign = GBP1.05 Nope. It ain't worth that much.

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              moon_stick
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              Mark Wallace wrote:

              A sovereign = GBP1.05

              Isn't that a guinea??

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

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              • D Dalek Dave

                The British Isles are those Islands that exist off the Northwest Coast of France and consist of approximately 6000 islands. Great Britain is the Largest Island of the Group. (This includes the Island of Ireland, but there is political difficulties in this). Britain is the Political amalgation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it's dependant territories that exist under British Law and it's rights and dominions over those agreed by international law. (eg Isle of Man is British, but not part of Britain). The United Kingdom is the Sovereign Territories of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (Wales, for this purpose, is considered a suzerainty of England). The Queen's official title is... Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Sovereign of the Order of Canada, Sovereign of the Order of Australia, Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand, Sovereign of the Order of Barbados, Sovereign of the Order of Valour, Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Sovereign of the Queen's Service Order, Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of St. Andrew, Sovereign of the Order of Logohu, Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia, Head of Commonwealth.

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                WiGgLr
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                Dalek Dave wrote:

                Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

                This made me think of Bill and Ted woah

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                • D Dalek Dave

                  The British Isles are those Islands that exist off the Northwest Coast of France and consist of approximately 6000 islands. Great Britain is the Largest Island of the Group. (This includes the Island of Ireland, but there is political difficulties in this). Britain is the Political amalgation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it's dependant territories that exist under British Law and it's rights and dominions over those agreed by international law. (eg Isle of Man is British, but not part of Britain). The United Kingdom is the Sovereign Territories of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (Wales, for this purpose, is considered a suzerainty of England). The Queen's official title is... Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Sovereign of the Order of Canada, Sovereign of the Order of Australia, Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand, Sovereign of the Order of Barbados, Sovereign of the Order of Valour, Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Sovereign of the Queen's Service Order, Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of St. Andrew, Sovereign of the Order of Logohu, Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia, Head of Commonwealth.

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                  Luc Pattyn
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                  Dalek Dave wrote:

                  Britain is the Political amalgation of ...

                  Now Webster prefers amalgamation... ;P

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                  • L Luc Pattyn

                    Dalek Dave wrote:

                    Britain is the Political amalgation of ...

                    Now Webster prefers amalgamation... ;P

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                    Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    One Fucking mistake in a thousand words! :) Eagle eyed buggers!

                    ------------------------------------ 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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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      The British Isles are those Islands that exist off the Northwest Coast of France and consist of approximately 6000 islands. Great Britain is the Largest Island of the Group. (This includes the Island of Ireland, but there is political difficulties in this). Britain is the Political amalgation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it's dependant territories that exist under British Law and it's rights and dominions over those agreed by international law. (eg Isle of Man is British, but not part of Britain). The United Kingdom is the Sovereign Territories of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (Wales, for this purpose, is considered a suzerainty of England). The Queen's official title is... Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Sovereign of the Order of Canada, Sovereign of the Order of Australia, Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand, Sovereign of the Order of Barbados, Sovereign of the Order of Valour, Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Sovereign of the Queen's Service Order, Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of St. Andrew, Sovereign of the Order of Logohu, Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia, Head of Commonwealth.

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                      R Giskard Reventlov
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                      1: Yawn. 2: You didn't really answer the question. 3: Where did you leave your sense of humor? 4: gotten

                      "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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                      • D Dan Neely

                        I'm renewing my free subscription via their website and the submission page includes this:

                        In lieu of a signature, we require a unique identifier used only for subscription verification purposes.

                        In what state/province were you born?

                        Must be a very small subscription base if a question with ~80 options can be used as a unique identifier. :doh:

                        3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                        Electron Shepherd
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                        It's a badly phrased question. They want the information so that a third party can independently verify the subscriber base.

                        Server and Network Monitoring

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                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                          1: Yawn. 2: You didn't really answer the question. 3: Where did you leave your sense of humor? 4: gotten

                          "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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                          Dalek Dave
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                          1)WAKE UP! 2)The UK is not a Sovereign State. 3)It was just a bit of 'armless fun, didn't know it was meant to be humerus. 4)No.Such.Word.

                          ------------------------------------ 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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                          • D Dalek Dave

                            One Fucking mistake in a thousand words! :) Eagle eyed buggers!

                            ------------------------------------ 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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                            Luc Pattyn
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                            Always eager to learn new things, I do prefer words that actually exist... :)

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                            • D Dalek Dave

                              1)WAKE UP! 2)The UK is not a Sovereign State. 3)It was just a bit of 'armless fun, didn't know it was meant to be humerus. 4)No.Such.Word.

                              ------------------------------------ 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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                              Pete OHanlon
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                              Careful, or you'll get the elbow.

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                              • D Dalek Dave

                                1)WAKE UP! 2)The UK is not a Sovereign State. 3)It was just a bit of 'armless fun, didn't know it was meant to be humerus. 4)No.Such.Word.

                                ------------------------------------ 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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                                R Giskard Reventlov
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                                1: dribble, snore, what? As an aside my friend fell asleep almost as soon as we returned to their house after lunch, much to the embarrassment of his wife. Very funny: he was snoring very loudly. 2: I think you'll find that it is a) a State[^] and b) sovereign[^]. (sorry: first link was incorrect) 3: Ah well, there you go then. 4: I would have thought you'd have gotten this by now.

                                "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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                                • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                  1: Yawn. 2: You didn't really answer the question. 3: Where did you leave your sense of humor? 4: gotten

                                  "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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                                  Lost User
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                                  digital man wrote:

                                  4: gotten

                                  Heh heh heh heh.... :-D

                                  L u n a t i c F r i n g e

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                                  • M moon_stick

                                    Mark Wallace wrote:

                                    A sovereign = GBP1.05

                                    Isn't that a guinea??

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

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                                    Henry Minute
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                                    Careful, someone will cry fowl on you!

                                    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.”

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                                    • D Dalek Dave

                                      One Fucking mistake in a thousand words! :) Eagle eyed buggers!

                                      ------------------------------------ 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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                                      Henry Minute
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                                      *ahem" "(This includes the Island of Ireland, but there is political difficulties in this)."

                                      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.”

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                                      • L Lost User

                                        digital man wrote:

                                        4: gotten

                                        Heh heh heh heh.... :-D

                                        L u n a t i c F r i n g e

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                                        R Giskard Reventlov
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                                        Still part of my everyday vocabulary: I have never gotten past using it as much as I can. :-)

                                        "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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                                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                          1: dribble, snore, what? As an aside my friend fell asleep almost as soon as we returned to their house after lunch, much to the embarrassment of his wife. Very funny: he was snoring very loudly. 2: I think you'll find that it is a) a State[^] and b) sovereign[^]. (sorry: first link was incorrect) 3: Ah well, there you go then. 4: I would have thought you'd have gotten this by now.

                                          "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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                                          Henry Minute
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                                          Far be it from me to take sides in a situation like this. But, in this instance it might pay you to take notice of what DD is saying. I happen to know that he has a wealth of real world experience in this particular area. Even his infamous 'elves' describe him as "the sort of dude that has been through the mill". At least, I think that's what they meant when they said he was mildewed.

                                          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.”

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