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Do programmers have cooties?

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    Alexander DiMauro
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    Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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      Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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      OriginalGriff
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      Only in the USA apparently. In Europe, we are revered as sex-gods.

      Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        Only in the USA apparently. In Europe, we are revered as sex-gods.

        Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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        Alexander DiMauro
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        OriginalGriff wrote:

        Only in the USA apparently. In Europe, we are revered as sex-gods.

        Time to move! :laugh: Edit: Note for my wife: Yes, I'm just joking... ;P

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        • A Alexander DiMauro

          Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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          Chris Meech
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          You should de-friend her immediately. That will initiate the stalking. Late night phone calls will ensue shortly. :)

          Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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            You should de-friend her immediately. That will initiate the stalking. Late night phone calls will ensue shortly. :)

            Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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            Jim Crafton
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            Chris Meech wrote:

            You should de-friend her immediately.

            Do you need to visit a hospital to accomplish that? It sounds dangerous...

            ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              Only in the USA apparently. In Europe, we are revered as sex-gods.

              Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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              Dalek Dave
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              Old English Saying... When you've had geek, you've reached the peak!

              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                Chris Meech wrote:

                You should de-friend her immediately.

                Do you need to visit a hospital to accomplish that? It sounds dangerous...

                ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                Chris Meech
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                Usually it's best performed surgically by a professional medical team, but I believe there are DIY kits available. :)

                Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                  Only in the USA apparently. In Europe, we are revered as sex-gods.

                  Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                  Chris Meech
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                  Does this mean you will be applying for the newly opened position at the IMF? :)

                  Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                  • A Alexander DiMauro

                    Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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                    Slacker007
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                    What is this Facebook you speak of?

                    -- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.

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                    • A Alexander DiMauro

                      Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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                      Nick Polyak
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                      seriously speaking, I love programming, because I feel that it gives me power to build interesting things and do not give much thought to the social stigma associated with it:)

                      Nick Polyak

                      modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 11:20 AM

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                        Does this mean you will be applying for the newly opened position at the IMF? :)

                        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                        OriginalGriff
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                        I think that's a job for an accountant: Paging Doctor Dalek! Doctor Dalek to the Lounge!

                        Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                        • A Alexander DiMauro

                          Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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                          S Houghtelin
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                          After that amount of time, she probably forgot what a geek you were back then. You reminded her of that fact when you said that you were a computer programmer. :laugh:

                          It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                            Old English Saying... When you've had geek, you've reached the peak!

                            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                            AspDotNetDev
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                            By day, the programmer; by night, the hammer.

                            [Managing Your JavaScript Library in ASP.NET]

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                              Usually it's best performed surgically by a professional medical team, but I believe there are DIY kits available. :)

                              Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                              Jim Crafton
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                              Good to know. Is there a wiki entry describing this procedure? There really should be.

                              ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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                                After that amount of time, she probably forgot what a geek you were back then. You reminded her of that fact when you said that you were a computer programmer. :laugh:

                                It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                                Alexander DiMauro
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                                Well, can't argue with that assessment! :laugh:

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                                  Old English Saying... When you've had geek, you've reached the peak!

                                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                  peterchen
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                                  That's Shakespeare, Richard VII, right?

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                                  • A Alexander DiMauro

                                    Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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                                    Albert Holguin
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                                    Yes we do... live with it... :laugh:

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                                    • A Alexander DiMauro

                                      Old girlfriend from high school friended me on Facebook recently. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years. She asked me what I'm doing now. Told her I'm a computer programmer...that was 2 months ago...never heard from her again... Seriously, do us programmers have a disease or something? Next time I'm going to say I'm an international spy who drives a Maserati... :cool:

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                                      peterchen
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                                      Actually, "game programmer" does have some appeal.

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                                        What is this Facebook you speak of?

                                        -- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.

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                                        Albert Holguin
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                                        Sounds like a book full of faces... not very appealing...

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                                        • A Alexander DiMauro

                                          Well, can't argue with that assessment! :laugh:

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                                          S Houghtelin
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                                          I was lucky, married before I became a programmer... :)

                                          It was broke, so I fixed it.

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