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    Tomas Brennan
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    /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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      /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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      Diagon Alley
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      And for those lucky people who are single, Happy Independence Day!! ;)

      ---------------------------------------------- If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject ---------------------------------------------- Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols@codeproject ----------------------------------------------

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        And for those lucky people who are single, Happy Independence Day!! ;)

        ---------------------------------------------- If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject ---------------------------------------------- Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols@codeproject ----------------------------------------------

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        Tomas Brennan
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        Yeah, count me in...Happy Independence day to you and other singleton CPians... :) I'll drink to that later on... ;)

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          And for those lucky people who are single, Happy Independence Day!! ;)

          ---------------------------------------------- If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject ---------------------------------------------- Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols@codeproject ----------------------------------------------

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          Lost User
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          Diagon Alley wrote:

          And for those lucky people who are single, Happy Independence Day!!

          Or to be more precise, happy onanism day!

          Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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            /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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            Frank Kerrigan
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            I got my Mrs some cool Sony HeadPhones, pratical and useful and a small box of chocs which I'll get some of.

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              Diagon Alley wrote:

              And for those lucky people who are single, Happy Independence Day!!

              Or to be more precise, happy onanism day!

              Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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              Pete OHanlon
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              fat_boy wrote:

              happy onanism day!

              That's funny. I was just thinking that you could harness the power of teenage boys wrists to generate far more energy than was being created through Nanowires[^]. You could power a city block of one spotty teenager and he'd be giving something back to the community.

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                /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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                Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                I admit there is a saying 'Love is Blind'. Would that mean this catastropic cat-walk to empty the bank account?

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                  And for those lucky people who are single, Happy Independence Day!! ;)

                  ---------------------------------------------- If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject ---------------------------------------------- Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols@codeproject ----------------------------------------------

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                  Lost User
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                  Thanks, Same to all of single CPians. :rose:

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                    I admit there is a saying 'Love is Blind'. Would that mean this catastropic cat-walk to empty the bank account?

                    Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
                    Tech Gossips
                    A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    Vasudevan Deepak K wrote:

                    I admit there is a saying 'Love is Blind'

                    Nope - it means that even a pig in lipstick stands a chance at love.

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                      Vasudevan Deepak K wrote:

                      I admit there is a saying 'Love is Blind'

                      Nope - it means that even a pig in lipstick stands a chance at love.

                      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

                      My blog | My articles

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                      It's a spider-pig! Spider-pig. Hmmm hmm hmmmm mmm... :doh: No, not again. :wtf:


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                        /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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                        peterchen
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                        You can train us to buy roses, but we will always wield them like clubs beating you into willingness!

                        Tomas Brennan wrote:

                        and with change left - a few bottles of wine

                        "bottles of wine" paid for with "change"? On the next morning, you two will feel like clubbed unconcious.

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                          You can train us to buy roses, but we will always wield them like clubs beating you into willingness!

                          Tomas Brennan wrote:

                          and with change left - a few bottles of wine

                          "bottles of wine" paid for with "change"? On the next morning, you two will feel like clubbed unconcious.

                          We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
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                          Marc Clifton
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                          peterchen wrote:

                          clubs beating you into willingness!

                          Willingness, or submission? Marc

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                            It's a spider-pig! Spider-pig. Hmmm hmm hmmmm mmm... :doh: No, not again. :wtf:


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                            Bleh, Spider-pig and the Simpsons movie in general was one of the most unfunny things in the world ever X|

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                              /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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                              Dave Calkins
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                              PETF, people for the ethical treatment of flowers :)

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                                And for those lucky people who are single, Happy Independence Day!! ;)

                                ---------------------------------------------- If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject ---------------------------------------------- Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols@codeproject ----------------------------------------------

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                                hairy_hats
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                                Diagon Alley wrote:

                                And for those lucky people who are single,

                                You forgot to add "and want to be"... ;P There's nothing like being bombarded with all the Valentine's advertising to really raise the spirits of a singleton!

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                                  peterchen wrote:

                                  clubs beating you into willingness!

                                  Willingness, or submission? Marc

                                  Thyme In The Country Interacx My Blog

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                                  Willing submission? :D Nah, not really - Amazons are far to tempting. So that's why willingness - unless that's the completely wrong word.

                                  We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
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                                    /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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                                    GuyThiebaut
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                                    Tomas Brennan wrote:

                                    Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement

                                    This helps to keep the stems of the flowers straight while they are out of water.

                                    You always pass failure on the way to success.
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                                      /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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                                      Chris Maunder
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                                      Tomas Brennan wrote:

                                      Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement

                                      That's how you're meant to carry them!

                                      cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                        Tomas Brennan wrote:

                                        Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement

                                        That's how you're meant to carry them!

                                        cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                          /rant I'm absolutely shocked to see blokes walking down the street carrying bunches of flowers in a way that it looks like as if they're taking dogs for a walk! :omg: Stalk ends in their palms with the heads of flowers pointing down towards the pavement :rolleyes: and not alone that, we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers and use 80euros to take her out for a lovely meal and with change left - a few bottles of wine...:sigh: who says romance is dead! :sigh: /rant Now...I've aired my view...I feel better...:-D Thanks, Enjoy the day with your loved ones... ;) Tom.

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                                          Tomas Brennan wrote:

                                          we're talking about at most 100 euros worth of flowers that will probably wilt and lilt by next monday at the latest...I'd rather spend 20 euros on a bunch of flowers

                                          See, if you buy the ones they haven't hacked the roots off of, you can actually keep 'em alive for a while... :^) The day's a sham in any case. I've pulled off several nice, romantic dinners this year, thoroughly enjoyable for the both of us... but today, because of the expectations pushed on her by all these damn advertisers, i can pull out all the stops and it'll still feel forced and unpleasant. Even with plenty of wine, there's just no substitute for spontaneity.

                                          But who is the king of all of these folks?

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