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  • B brianwelsch

    So what exactly does a "debugger" do over there then? :~ BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White

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    Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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    Forced uninsertion of bugs?? :omg: Sounds like a messy businesss... Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

    "Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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    • Richard DeemingR Richard Deeming

      As a Pom, I don't know for certain, but I would think Austrailians would respect their heritage as British convicts ;P and swear in English, rather than American. That certainly seems to be the case with their top entertainer, Kevin "Bloody" Wilson. Some time back, there was an American bug-tracking package called "Bugger". They changed the name when someone pointed out the British meaning of the word. Personally, I though the name was perfect - it's first thing I say when I find a bug! :-D OK, only when I'm in polite company!

      "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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      Here's an ad for Toyota [^]in Australia. Bugger is a word that has many meanings. It's the context that is important. Just like the word 'bastard' which can be used in so many ways. anger: You bastard difficulty: It's a bit of a bastard to get done friendship: How're ya goin' ya ugly bastard? intelligence: He's a smart bastard plural : What are you bastards up to? It goes on and on (and on...) cheers, Chris Maunder

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      • C Chris Maunder

        Here's an ad for Toyota [^]in Australia. Bugger is a word that has many meanings. It's the context that is important. Just like the word 'bastard' which can be used in so many ways. anger: You bastard difficulty: It's a bit of a bastard to get done friendship: How're ya goin' ya ugly bastard? intelligence: He's a smart bastard plural : What are you bastards up to? It goes on and on (and on...) cheers, Chris Maunder

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        :-D Reminds me of the Hale & Pace "Bollocks" sketch.

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        "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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        • C Chris Maunder

          Here's an ad for Toyota [^]in Australia. Bugger is a word that has many meanings. It's the context that is important. Just like the word 'bastard' which can be used in so many ways. anger: You bastard difficulty: It's a bit of a bastard to get done friendship: How're ya goin' ya ugly bastard? intelligence: He's a smart bastard plural : What are you bastards up to? It goes on and on (and on...) cheers, Chris Maunder

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          Hmm, I'm guessing as one of them says "phew, bugger me" that it implies that you do indeed take the same meaning as I would. Maybe it's just considered less offensive over there, or something (though again, it's context - someone saying "bugger me" to a child would be totally different) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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          • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

            Forced uninsertion of bugs?? :omg: Sounds like a messy businesss... Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

            "Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
            - Marcia Graesch

            Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++

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            Surely it's a small child with a magnifying lens.. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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            • B benjymous

              Surely it's a small child with a magnifying lens.. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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              Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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              Just for once I'm speechless...:omg: Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

              "Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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              • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                Just for once I'm speechless...:omg: Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

                "Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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                Either you've got a far dirtier mind than me, or we're talking cross purposes here :~ and believe me, I can find inuendo in anything, given half a chance.. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                  Just for once I'm speechless...:omg: Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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                  c'mon, don't try and pretend you, as a child, never had fun with a lens on a warm sunny day... ;)

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                    c'mon, don't try and pretend you, as a child, never had fun with a lens on a warm sunny day... ;)

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                    No, I didn't. I've always tried to preserve life than to take it. :) The only creatures I make an exception for are wasps because they're nasty little psychotic stripey bastards. ;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

                    "Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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                      c'mon, don't try and pretend you, as a child, never had fun with a lens on a warm sunny day... ;)

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                      Ooh, nice sig :) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        Here's an ad for Toyota [^]in Australia. Bugger is a word that has many meanings. It's the context that is important. Just like the word 'bastard' which can be used in so many ways. anger: You bastard difficulty: It's a bit of a bastard to get done friendship: How're ya goin' ya ugly bastard? intelligence: He's a smart bastard plural : What are you bastards up to? It goes on and on (and on...) cheers, Chris Maunder

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                        Chris Maunder wrote: Here's an ad for Toyota [^]in Australia. :laugh:

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                        • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                          No, I didn't. I've always tried to preserve life than to take it. :) The only creatures I make an exception for are wasps because they're nasty little psychotic stripey bastards. ;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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                          Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: The only creatures I make an exception for are wasps because they're nasty little psychotic stripey bastards. And cannibals - but then, so are rats... ... and humans ... ;)

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                          • B benjymous

                            Ooh, nice sig :) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                            thanks :)

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                            • B benjymous

                              Either you've got a far dirtier mind than me, or we're talking cross purposes here :~ and believe me, I can find inuendo in anything, given half a chance.. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                              benjymous wrote: Either you've got a far dirtier mind than me, or we're talking cross purposes here I prefer to think of it as "adventurous" :laugh: I have the feeling most guys would run a mile if they could see inside my mind. ;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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                              • A Anna Jayne Metcalfe

                                No, I didn't. I've always tried to preserve life than to take it. :) The only creatures I make an exception for are wasps because they're nasty little psychotic stripey bastards. ;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

                                "Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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                                Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++

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                                Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: The only creatures I make an exception for are wasps because they're nasty little psychotic stripey bastards Did you know that the reason wasps are such a pest at the end of the summer is that their queen has died, and the nest has no purpose any more, so in effect the wasps just go off on a crazed bender now that they no longer have any responsibilities (as they know they're going to die soon anyway) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                                • B benjymous

                                  Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: The only creatures I make an exception for are wasps because they're nasty little psychotic stripey bastards Did you know that the reason wasps are such a pest at the end of the summer is that their queen has died, and the nest has no purpose any more, so in effect the wasps just go off on a crazed bender now that they no longer have any responsibilities (as they know they're going to die soon anyway) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                                  I didn't know that but it strikes me that the perfect answer is Guinness. :beer: Try "going on a bender" after a few pints and you'll see what I mean! After that, all they'll be good for is pizza and kebabs... ;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

                                  "Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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                                  Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++

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