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Yes, I'm intellectual!

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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    Hah! What if your bookcase is a Kindle? Hadn't thought of that, had they? :laugh:

    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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    Andrei Straut
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    OriginalGriff wrote:

    What if your bookcase is a Kindle?

    REAL intellectuals read paper books, e-books are too kitschy for their refined tastes ;P

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    • M Mendor81

      Having Books doesn't necessarily mean you've read them too :P

      Hmm i wonder why its doing that......ARGHS NO STOP, ROLLBACK ROLLBACK...F*** That's how i learned to "Always Backup"!!

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      Manfred Rudolf Bihy
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      Mendor81 wrote:

      doesn't necessarily mean you've also read them

      ... neither that you understood them as well! ;P

      "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

      Ron White, Comedian

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      • I Ingo

        You know you're an intellectual if your bookcase is larger than your TV! :rolleyes:

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        Mike Hankey
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        But if between the bookends you have Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler does that make you a Bonehead?

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        • M Mendor81

          Having Books doesn't necessarily mean you've read them too :P

          Hmm i wonder why its doing that......ARGHS NO STOP, ROLLBACK ROLLBACK...F*** That's how i learned to "Always Backup"!!

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          Ingo
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          Well no one said I have to read them to be intellectual. :rolleyes:

          ------------------------------ Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Hah! What if your bookcase is a Kindle? Hadn't thought of that, had they? :laugh:

            Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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            Ingo
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            OriginalGriff wrote:

            What if your bookcase is a Kindle?

            As I am a certified intellectual (my bookcase is larger than my TV) I can say: Intellectuals don't use kindle ;)

            ------------------------------ Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

              But if between the bookends you have Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler does that make you a Bonehead?

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              Ingo
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              Mike Hankey wrote:

              But if between the bookends you have Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler does that make you a Bonehead?

              Perhaps an intellectual bonehead? ;)

              ------------------------------ Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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                Mike Hankey wrote:

                But if between the bookends you have Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler does that make you a Bonehead?

                Perhaps an intellectual bonehead? ;)

                ------------------------------ Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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                Mike Hankey
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                ihoecken wrote:

                Perhaps an intellectual bonehead?

                Of course I just read them for the intellectual content the pictures are just a bonus!

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                • I Ingo

                  You know you're an intellectual if your bookcase is larger than your TV! :rolleyes:

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                  Nagy Vilmos
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                  After a month in our house, I am yet to plug the TV in...


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                  • I Ingo

                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                    What if your bookcase is a Kindle?

                    As I am a certified intellectual (my bookcase is larger than my TV) I can say: Intellectuals don't use kindle ;)

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                    OriginalGriff
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                    My Bookcases are bigger than my TV! So by that definition, I am also an intelechooal, but wouldn't stop me using Kindle! :laugh:

                    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      And I guess it depends on what the "books" are... :laugh:

                      Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                      TorstenH
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                      About Programming. I have some that I definitely did not read. Might warm me on a cold autumn night someday soon.

                      regards Torsten When I'm not working

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                      • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                        ihoecken wrote:

                        Perhaps an intellectual bonehead?

                        Of course I just read them for the intellectual content the pictures are just a bonus!

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                        TorstenH
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                        intellectual content? anatomy or what?

                        regards Torsten When I'm not working

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                        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                          But if between the bookends you have Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler does that make you a Bonehead?

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                          Pete OHanlon
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                          It means you give the intellectuals stiff competition.

                          *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                          "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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                          • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                            ihoecken wrote:

                            Perhaps an intellectual bonehead?

                            Of course I just read them for the intellectual content the pictures are just a bonus!

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                            Ingo
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                            Mike Hankey wrote:

                            Of course I just read them for the intellectual content the pictures are just a bonus!

                            I never expected anything else. :rolleyes:

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                              You know you're an intellectual if your bookcase is larger than your TV! :rolleyes:

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                              Amar Chaudhary
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                              null reference exception Bookcase and TV not found... ;P

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                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                It means you give the intellectuals stiff competition.

                                *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                Mike Hankey
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                                Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                It means you give the intellectuals stiff competition.

                                I've been boning up on the subject. :)

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                                • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                  Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                  It means you give the intellectuals stiff competition.

                                  I've been boning up on the subject. :)

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                                  Pete OHanlon
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                                  Make it hard.

                                  *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                  "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                  CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                    Make it hard.

                                    *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                    "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                    CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                    Mike Hankey
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                                    Been cramming all night!

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                                    • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                      Been cramming all night!

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                                      Pete OHanlon
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                                      Hopefully it wasn't too much to take in.

                                      *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                      "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                      CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                      • I Ingo

                                        You know you're an intellectual if your bookcase is larger than your TV! :rolleyes:

                                        ------------------------------ Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night. War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

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                                        fjdiewornncalwe
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                                        What if my bookshelf is a Kindle?

                                        I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.

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                                        • F fjdiewornncalwe

                                          What if my bookshelf is a Kindle?

                                          I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.

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                                          Pete OHanlon
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                                          Then you're a pale imitation of OriginalGriff.

                                          *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                          "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                          CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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