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  • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

    Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

    THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT

    Calendar for July 2011

    Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2
    3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    17 18 19 20 21 22 23
    24 25 26 27 28 29 30
    31

    Money bags

    This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
    This happens once every 823 years. This is called money
    bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will
    arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui.
    The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

    Kinda interesting - read on!!!

    This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.

    1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

    Take the last two digits of the year in which you were
    born - now add the age you will be this year,

    The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.
    This is the year of the Money!!!

    The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good
    friends money will appear in next four days as it is
    explained in Chinese FENGSHUI.

    Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

    Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck.

    If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
    You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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    Joan M
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    In order to be able to vote you a 1 in that message (that it is spam) I've needed to wide the window a lot as you've used the code tag and long lines... My God Ahmed, spam and wide code block in one post... :wtf: :thumbsdown:

    [www.tamelectromecanica.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.

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    • realJSOPR realJSOP

      ahmed zahmed wrote:

      This is the year of the Money!!!

      Waitaminit... How much money are we talkin' about? The reason I ask is because I got an email a couple fo days ago from a "Ben S. Bernanke" about $1.9 million waiting for me in some sort of a savings account at a bank in Nigeria, and all I had to do was fill out the proper paperwork to claim it. That sounds like a lot better deal than some chain-letter thing talking about coincidental calendrical alignments.

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      Pete OHanlon
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      Who cares? Show me the money.

      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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      • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

        Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

        THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT

        Calendar for July 2011

        Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2
        3 4 5 6 7 8 9
        10 11 12 13 14 15 16
        17 18 19 20 21 22 23
        24 25 26 27 28 29 30
        31

        Money bags

        This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
        This happens once every 823 years. This is called money
        bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will
        arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui.
        The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

        Kinda interesting - read on!!!

        This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.

        1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

        Take the last two digits of the year in which you were
        born - now add the age you will be this year,

        The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.
        This is the year of the Money!!!

        The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good
        friends money will appear in next four days as it is
        explained in Chinese FENGSHUI.

        Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

        Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck.

        If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
        You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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        wizardzz
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        I think it's the year of spending money, spending borrowed money, just ask pretty much every government.

        "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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        • T thrakazog

          Batter fried eh? I haven't tried that with spam. Does one use a fish and chip style batter for this? I usually just pan fry slices, add cheese, construct sammich, declare victory.

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          hairy_hats
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          thrakazog wrote:

          sammich

          Please, not in the Lounge.

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          • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

            Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

            THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT

            Calendar for July 2011

            Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1 2
            3 4 5 6 7 8 9
            10 11 12 13 14 15 16
            17 18 19 20 21 22 23
            24 25 26 27 28 29 30
            31

            Money bags

            This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
            This happens once every 823 years. This is called money
            bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will
            arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui.
            The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

            Kinda interesting - read on!!!

            This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.

            1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

            Take the last two digits of the year in which you were
            born - now add the age you will be this year,

            The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.
            This is the year of the Money!!!

            The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good
            friends money will appear in next four days as it is
            explained in Chinese FENGSHUI.

            Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

            Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck.

            If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
            You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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            Peter Mulholland
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            you're supposed to be sending this sh!te to "good friends", but then maybe you don't have any if this is the kind of sh!te you send them.

            Pete

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            • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

              Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

              THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT

              Calendar for July 2011

              Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
              1 2
              3 4 5 6 7 8 9
              10 11 12 13 14 15 16
              17 18 19 20 21 22 23
              24 25 26 27 28 29 30
              31

              Money bags

              This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
              This happens once every 823 years. This is called money
              bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will
              arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui.
              The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

              Kinda interesting - read on!!!

              This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.

              1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

              Take the last two digits of the year in which you were
              born - now add the age you will be this year,

              The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.
              This is the year of the Money!!!

              The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good
              friends money will appear in next four days as it is
              explained in Chinese FENGSHUI.

              Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

              Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck.

              If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
              You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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              Nagy Vilmos
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              ahmed zahmed wrote:

              Take the last two digits of the year in which you were born - now add the age you will be this year, The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.

              Sure of that? My daughter was born 2005, I'll leave the maths to you...


              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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              • T thrakazog

                Batter fried eh? I haven't tried that with spam. Does one use a fish and chip style batter for this? I usually just pan fry slices, add cheese, construct sammich, declare victory.

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                Rhys Gravell
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                Fish and chip style batter is good, going that extra mile and making a beer batter is better :-D

                Rhys "I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees"

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                • J Joan M

                  In order to be able to vote you a 1 in that message (that it is spam) I've needed to wide the window a lot as you've used the code tag and long lines... My God Ahmed, spam and wide code block in one post... :wtf: :thumbsdown:

                  [www.tamelectromecanica.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.

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                  Nagy Vilmos
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #16

                  What happened to our timid senorita? :-D


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                  • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                    Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

                    THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT

                    Calendar for July 2011

                    Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
                    1 2
                    3 4 5 6 7 8 9
                    10 11 12 13 14 15 16
                    17 18 19 20 21 22 23
                    24 25 26 27 28 29 30
                    31

                    Money bags

                    This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
                    This happens once every 823 years. This is called money
                    bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will
                    arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui.
                    The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

                    Kinda interesting - read on!!!

                    This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.

                    1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

                    Take the last two digits of the year in which you were
                    born - now add the age you will be this year,

                    The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.
                    This is the year of the Money!!!

                    The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good
                    friends money will appear in next four days as it is
                    explained in Chinese FENGSHUI.

                    Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

                    Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck.

                    If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                    You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                    Richard A Dalton
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                    ahmed zahmed wrote:

                    Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

                    And you thought...I know, the folks at the Code Project have been looking like they need to be annoyed by a stupid and not even remotely accurate chain mail. Why If I weren't such I nice guy, I'd downvote you back to the Nixon Administration. -Richard

                    Hit any user to continue.

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                    • H hairy_hats

                      thrakazog wrote:

                      sammich

                      Please, not in the Lounge.

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                      Nagy Vilmos
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #18

                      Since when is eating not allowed? #nom nom nom# Good sammich! :laugh:


                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        What happened to our timid senorita? :-D


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        Joan M
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                        Too many time in the TwiQ&Alight zone I guess... :rolleyes:

                        [www.tamelectromecanica.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.

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                        • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                          Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

                          THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT

                          Calendar for July 2011

                          Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
                          1 2
                          3 4 5 6 7 8 9
                          10 11 12 13 14 15 16
                          17 18 19 20 21 22 23
                          24 25 26 27 28 29 30
                          31

                          Money bags

                          This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
                          This happens once every 823 years. This is called money
                          bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will
                          arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui.
                          The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

                          Kinda interesting - read on!!!

                          This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.

                          1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

                          Take the last two digits of the year in which you were
                          born - now add the age you will be this year,

                          The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.
                          This is the year of the Money!!!

                          The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good
                          friends money will appear in next four days as it is
                          explained in Chinese FENGSHUI.

                          Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

                          Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck.

                          If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                          You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                          musefan
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                          1. Take the year you were born 2. take as many of those digits (or any other digits you like) and form a number (n) 3. Now, subtract that number from itself (n - n) 4. Nearly everybody will end up with 0 (zero)

                          If my jokes make me laugh, then I have already succeeded with 100% of my target audience

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                          • N Nagy Vilmos

                            What happened to our timid senorita? :-D


                            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                            Joe Simes
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                            #21

                            I know she even 5'd your Fat Girl thingy up there! :rolleyes: now we know spam is even worse than fa... I should stop while I'm a head! :)

                            The environment that nurtures creative programmers kills management and marketing types - and vice versa. - Orson Scott Card

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                            • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                              Just got the following forwarded to me in an email:

                              THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WILL SEE AND LIVE THIS EVENT

                              Calendar for July 2011

                              Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
                              1 2
                              3 4 5 6 7 8 9
                              10 11 12 13 14 15 16
                              17 18 19 20 21 22 23
                              24 25 26 27 28 29 30
                              31

                              Money bags

                              This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays.
                              This happens once every 823 years. This is called money
                              bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will
                              arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui.
                              The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

                              Kinda interesting - read on!!!

                              This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.

                              1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

                              Take the last two digits of the year in which you were
                              born - now add the age you will be this year,

                              The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.
                              This is the year of the Money!!!

                              The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good
                              friends money will appear in next four days as it is
                              explained in Chinese FENGSHUI.

                              Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

                              Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck.

                              If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                              You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                              Jason Hooper
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                              ahmed zahmed wrote:

                              Money bags   This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens once every 823 years.

                              You cannot call yourself a developer if you don't realize how absurd this claim is upon seeing it.

                              Jason

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                              • N Nagy Vilmos

                                ahmed zahmed wrote:

                                Take the last two digits of the year in which you were born - now add the age you will be this year, The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world.

                                Sure of that? My daughter was born 2005, I'll leave the maths to you...


                                Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                Steve Mayfield
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                                they left out the fine print "only valid in 2011 for birth years 1900 to 1999" :doh:

                                Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am

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                                • J Jason Hooper

                                  ahmed zahmed wrote:

                                  Money bags   This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens once every 823 years.

                                  You cannot call yourself a developer if you don't realize how absurd this claim is upon seeing it.

                                  Jason

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                                  Steve Mayfield
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                                  Wow, that was a quick 823 years ... since the three 5s occured last October 2010 :doh: and again in March 2013

                                  Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am

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                                  • J Jason Hooper

                                    ahmed zahmed wrote:

                                    Money bags   This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens once every 823 years.

                                    You cannot call yourself a developer if you don't realize how absurd this claim is upon seeing it.

                                    Jason

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                                    Richard A Dalton
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                                    Do you know how old I was when I figured out that the calendar repeats exactly every 28 years? I wasn't old enough to vote or drive, but I could figure that out, and use it two write an eternal calendar program on a Sinclair Spectrum. OK, you got a chain letter and decided to share it, ok you're not smart enough to realise that the claims in the email a spurious. But, seriously, it takes no more than 5 seconds to google any chain mail and get clued in. Look: Click Here It's bad enough that we have to put up with this from the muggles on facebook, but Code Project ? Come on. -Richard

                                    Hit any user to continue.

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                                      Do you know how old I was when I figured out that the calendar repeats exactly every 28 years? I wasn't old enough to vote or drive, but I could figure that out, and use it two write an eternal calendar program on a Sinclair Spectrum. OK, you got a chain letter and decided to share it, ok you're not smart enough to realise that the claims in the email a spurious. But, seriously, it takes no more than 5 seconds to google any chain mail and get clued in. Look: Click Here It's bad enough that we have to put up with this from the muggles on facebook, but Code Project ? Come on. -Richard

                                      Hit any user to continue.

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                                      Jason Hooper
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                                      When I was really young, my family had a dictionary (I mean like a paper one that you can hold in your hands) and it had a perpetual calendar in it. It was small enough to fit on a few pages and represent every year possible. When I read that chain mail for the first time, this dictionary is the first thing that came to mind, and I knew it couldn't be true, regardless of mathematical feasibility.

                                      Jason

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