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  • J jeron1

    They're lots cheaper than divorce proceedings. Which, if your missus see's this, you may find out first hand! :laugh:

    "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst

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    OriginalGriff
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    The one leads to the other: or at least, you can't get the latter without the former! :laugh:

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    • J jeron1

      My '94 chevy blazer, what a piece of money sucking, leave me stranded in the middle of f'n nowhere, drives like sh!t, crap! It was the last straw in a succession of lousy american vehicles I've owned. I, and it pains me somewhat to say this, have not purchased an american car since. I'll get my fire suit on now. ;)

      "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst

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      Rob Philpott
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      jeron1 wrote:

      and it pains me somewhat to say this, have not purchased an american car since

      Nah, it's ok you can say it. They're crap! :)

      Regards, Rob Philpott.

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      • R Rob Philpott

        What's the worst thing you have ever spent a wad of cash on? January tax return is looming, that's pretty bad. That day Camden Council towed my car away wasn't good. Root canal fillings are well up there...

        Regards, Rob Philpott.

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        Simon_Whale
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        At the moment my car.. cost me £750 this month :(

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        • R Rob Philpott

          What's the worst thing you have ever spent a wad of cash on? January tax return is looming, that's pretty bad. That day Camden Council towed my car away wasn't good. Root canal fillings are well up there...

          Regards, Rob Philpott.

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          Mike Hankey
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          Breast enhancements for the ex...there outta my hands. :)

          New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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          • R Rob Philpott

            Very good! Is there such a thing in reality? I'm married and don't think I possess such a thing.

            Regards, Rob Philpott.

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            Depends where you wed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_license[^] - I don't think there is a "paper version" any more in the UK, just the requirement of the notice publication for fifteen days. Some countries though: NZ[^] do require you to pay for one first. The bad news: they don't expire, and you can't lose it for bad behaviour...unless she finds out, in which case you lose everything!

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

              Breast enhancements for the ex...there outta my hands. :)

              New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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              PIEBALDconsult
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              Didn't you get half? :confused:

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                Marriage Licence. :sigh:

                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                How much that costs?

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                • J jeron1

                  They're lots cheaper than divorce proceedings. Which, if your missus see's this, you may find out first hand! :laugh:

                  "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst

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                  Given Griff's history of comments, I'm pretty sure she's not a member. Also, she'd have to know it was him, although he has probably posted enough evidence over the years to leave little doubt! :laugh:

                  Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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                    Didn't you get half? :confused:

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                    Mike Hankey
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                    I didn't get a good look at the divorce papers I was bent over to far.

                    New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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                    • R Rob Philpott

                      What's the worst thing you have ever spent a wad of cash on? January tax return is looming, that's pretty bad. That day Camden Council towed my car away wasn't good. Root canal fillings are well up there...

                      Regards, Rob Philpott.

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                      scottgp
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                      A few thousand on a divorce mediator. Then my ex didn't like what he was saying would likely happen, we both then had to invest in lawyers, and she basically ended up getting what the mediator originally said. Quite a lot of $$ wasted. :sigh: Scott

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                      • R Rob Philpott

                        What's the worst thing you have ever spent a wad of cash on? January tax return is looming, that's pretty bad. That day Camden Council towed my car away wasn't good. Root canal fillings are well up there...

                        Regards, Rob Philpott.

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                        • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                          How much that costs?

                          Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                          All your worldly possessions, now and for ever. "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too."

                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                          "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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                            All your worldly possessions, now and for ever. "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too."

                            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                            Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                            You payed way too much... :laugh:

                            Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                              Given Griff's history of comments, I'm pretty sure she's not a member. Also, she'd have to know it was him, although he has probably posted enough evidence over the years to leave little doubt! :laugh:

                              Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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                              I'm in the lucky position that she is not that computer literate: she hasn't powered up her PC in about two years, and I redirected all her email to my address after her friends complained she never read her mail. :sigh: Plus, she is so worried about "breaking my computer" that she won't even dust the mouse! :laugh:

                              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                              "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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                              • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                I didn't get a good look at the divorce papers I was bent over to far.

                                New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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                                I take it her lawyer was standing right behind you...

                                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                                "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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                                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                  I'm in the lucky position that she is not that computer literate: she hasn't powered up her PC in about two years, and I redirected all her email to my address after her friends complained she never read her mail. :sigh: Plus, she is so worried about "breaking my computer" that she won't even dust the mouse! :laugh:

                                  Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                                  PhilLenoir
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                                  Oh well, they say opposite's attract. :confused: On that subject: Do you dust your mouse often?

                                  Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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                                  • R Rob Philpott

                                    What's the worst thing you have ever spent a wad of cash on? January tax return is looming, that's pretty bad. That day Camden Council towed my car away wasn't good. Root canal fillings are well up there...

                                    Regards, Rob Philpott.

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                                    The Sun Newspaper at the beginning of this week.

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                                    • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                      You payed way too much... :laugh:

                                      Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                      My nephew married a girl from S Africa (a Zulu, I believe). His family was supposed to pay her family a cow. It, of course, doesn't work like that in the UK. Instead of paying cash up front, you pay on the "never-never". While on the subject of the African dowry, I suggested that as it's supposed to take a large quantity of cow to make demi glace, I suggested it might be easier to ship them a gallon or two. I then wondered if they'd know the difference between demi glace and Gravy Granules, so I suggested a case of that instead.

                                      Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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                                      • P PhilLenoir

                                        Oh well, they say opposite's attract. :confused: On that subject: Do you dust your mouse often?

                                        Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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                                        Yep. You'd be amazed how much nasty stuff gets in there...but it's an "upside down" mouse - a trackball that you work with your thumb. So a lot of sweat and skin cells and general dirt gets taken in with the ball, and needs to be cleaned out regularly or the movement gets jerky. I dust my keyboard as well - before you ask - with a small soft paintbrush to get between the keys. If you don't, try an experiment. Get a sheet of A3, and shake your keyboard upside down over it.... :laugh:

                                        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                                        "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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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          I take it her lawyer was standing right behind you...

                                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                                          Mike Hankey
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                                          With her and my lawyer pushing!

                                          New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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