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    OriginalGriff
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    Why don't UK websites use biscuits instead of cookies?

    "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 AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

    "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

      Why don't UK websites use biscuits instead of cookies?

      "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 AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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      W Balboos GHB
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      Well, it depends upon how crumby they are, doesn't it ?

      Ravings en masse^

      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        Why don't UK websites use biscuits instead of cookies?

        "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 AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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        PIEBALDconsult
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        Would people who refuse them be jammy dodgers?

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          Why don't UK websites use biscuits instead of cookies?

          "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 AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          Wendelius
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          Because water and electricity don't go well together?

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Why don't UK websites use biscuits instead of cookies?

            "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 AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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            Daniel Pfeffer
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            Wrong etymology. They were named after the dodgy advertisers who made them popular, and were originally called c_r_ookies. :)

            Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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              Would people who refuse them be jammy dodgers?

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              Daniel Pfeffer
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              PIEBALDconsult wrote:

              jammy dodgers

              Tarts?

              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                jammy dodgers

                Tarts?

                Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                PIEBALDconsult
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                Hey, now, that's my sister you're talking about.

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                • D Daniel Pfeffer

                  Wrong etymology. They were named after the dodgy advertisers who made them popular, and were originally called c_r_ookies. :)

                  Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                  W Balboos GHB
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                  Ha Ha Ho Ho. That cracker's me up!

                  Ravings en masse^

                  "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                  "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                  • D Daniel Pfeffer

                    Wrong etymology. They were named after the dodgy advertisers who made them popular, and were originally called c_r_ookies. :)

                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                    Forogar
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                    That really takes the biscuit!

                    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      Why don't UK websites use biscuits instead of cookies?

                      "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 AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                      littleGreenDude
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                      I also wondered if they are frequently victims of phish n' chips scams?

                      “Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”

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                        I also wondered if they are frequently victims of phish n' chips scams?

                        “Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime.”

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                        Gary R Wheeler
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                        :groan:

                        Software Zen: delete this;

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