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    If you don't want a What-Is-Up-Paul's-Bonnet-Today post then I recommend you stop reading... :~ Why do women have to have a reason when their man says "I am fine." Why can we simply not be content and just be. Fishing comes to mind. Not the hobby most women aspire to, but certainly something us men can absolutely just get into and be totally fine with. We are fine standing there for hours, just being. No rhyme, no reason. Yet come home time many of us need to find a suitable explanation, something to apease Her. If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. Jack Knife said something quite true: "As time went on, I finally understood that when she asked how my day went, she was really looking for an opportunity to find out how I was feeling and what my thoughts were. It seems that this is something that is very important for women to share with each other, while men just simply do not practice this ritual among themselves. Once I had grasped this realization, it became clear to me that the best way to approach the situation was to water the technical details down as much as possible so that I was able to simply give her an indication of what I had dealt with during the course of the day while also helping her to understand my thoughts and feelings (this is what she was really wanting to know to begin with)." So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... no rhyme, no reason. Just being, just content, just fishing.

    Paul Watson
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    Colin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !

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      If you don't want a What-Is-Up-Paul's-Bonnet-Today post then I recommend you stop reading... :~ Why do women have to have a reason when their man says "I am fine." Why can we simply not be content and just be. Fishing comes to mind. Not the hobby most women aspire to, but certainly something us men can absolutely just get into and be totally fine with. We are fine standing there for hours, just being. No rhyme, no reason. Yet come home time many of us need to find a suitable explanation, something to apease Her. If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. Jack Knife said something quite true: "As time went on, I finally understood that when she asked how my day went, she was really looking for an opportunity to find out how I was feeling and what my thoughts were. It seems that this is something that is very important for women to share with each other, while men just simply do not practice this ritual among themselves. Once I had grasped this realization, it became clear to me that the best way to approach the situation was to water the technical details down as much as possible so that I was able to simply give her an indication of what I had dealt with during the course of the day while also helping her to understand my thoughts and feelings (this is what she was really wanting to know to begin with)." So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... no rhyme, no reason. Just being, just content, just fishing.

      Paul Watson
      Bluegrass
      Cape Town, South Africa

      Colin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !

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      Paul Watson wrote: If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. When you get married there is very little "chilling out". If you don't have something to do, she'll find something for you. :((

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        Paul Watson wrote: If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. When you get married there is very little "chilling out". If you don't have something to do, she'll find something for you. :((

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        Jason Henderson wrote: When you get married there is very little "chilling out". If you don't have something to do, she'll find something for you. I am so going to change how marriage works when I get there and prove all the cliches wrong... *Paul keeps repeating that...* :-D Then again, don't get me started on marriage, k? :)

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          Jason Henderson wrote: When you get married there is very little "chilling out". If you don't have something to do, she'll find something for you. I am so going to change how marriage works when I get there and prove all the cliches wrong... *Paul keeps repeating that...* :-D Then again, don't get me started on marriage, k? :)

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          Paul Watson wrote: I am so going to change how marriage works when I get there and prove all the cliches wrong... *Paul keeps repeating that...* I have this feeling that everyone says something like that, or thinks something like that, right before their girlfriend/fiancée says something that smacks that brain wave out of the possibility neighborhood. :eek: Paul Watson wrote: Then again, don't get me started on marriage, k? I'm always saying the same thing too... :rolleyes: Nick Parker
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            If you don't want a What-Is-Up-Paul's-Bonnet-Today post then I recommend you stop reading... :~ Why do women have to have a reason when their man says "I am fine." Why can we simply not be content and just be. Fishing comes to mind. Not the hobby most women aspire to, but certainly something us men can absolutely just get into and be totally fine with. We are fine standing there for hours, just being. No rhyme, no reason. Yet come home time many of us need to find a suitable explanation, something to apease Her. If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. Jack Knife said something quite true: "As time went on, I finally understood that when she asked how my day went, she was really looking for an opportunity to find out how I was feeling and what my thoughts were. It seems that this is something that is very important for women to share with each other, while men just simply do not practice this ritual among themselves. Once I had grasped this realization, it became clear to me that the best way to approach the situation was to water the technical details down as much as possible so that I was able to simply give her an indication of what I had dealt with during the course of the day while also helping her to understand my thoughts and feelings (this is what she was really wanting to know to begin with)." So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... no rhyme, no reason. Just being, just content, just fishing.

            Paul Watson
            Bluegrass
            Cape Town, South Africa

            Colin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !

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            But you just *know* that if you ask her how her day was, and she replies with "Fine", then you're in the doghouse. You have no idea why and/or what you did, but the terse "fine" instatly means you're sleeping on the couch tonight. Right? Anybody? Hello? :~ That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]

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              Paul Watson wrote: I am so going to change how marriage works when I get there and prove all the cliches wrong... *Paul keeps repeating that...* I have this feeling that everyone says something like that, or thinks something like that, right before their girlfriend/fiancée says something that smacks that brain wave out of the possibility neighborhood. :eek: Paul Watson wrote: Then again, don't get me started on marriage, k? I'm always saying the same thing too... :rolleyes: Nick Parker
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              Nick Parker wrote: I have this feeling that everyone says something like that, or thinks something like that, right before their girlfriend/fiancée says something that smacks that brain wave out of the possibility neighborhood. I feel another thread coming on because I see, and experience, this more and more as the years amble by. So many child hood illusions shattered, so many more to face the test of experience and not just thought. Nick Parker wrote: I'm always saying the same thing too... LOL

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                If you don't want a What-Is-Up-Paul's-Bonnet-Today post then I recommend you stop reading... :~ Why do women have to have a reason when their man says "I am fine." Why can we simply not be content and just be. Fishing comes to mind. Not the hobby most women aspire to, but certainly something us men can absolutely just get into and be totally fine with. We are fine standing there for hours, just being. No rhyme, no reason. Yet come home time many of us need to find a suitable explanation, something to apease Her. If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. Jack Knife said something quite true: "As time went on, I finally understood that when she asked how my day went, she was really looking for an opportunity to find out how I was feeling and what my thoughts were. It seems that this is something that is very important for women to share with each other, while men just simply do not practice this ritual among themselves. Once I had grasped this realization, it became clear to me that the best way to approach the situation was to water the technical details down as much as possible so that I was able to simply give her an indication of what I had dealt with during the course of the day while also helping her to understand my thoughts and feelings (this is what she was really wanting to know to begin with)." So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... no rhyme, no reason. Just being, just content, just fishing.

                Paul Watson
                Bluegrass
                Cape Town, South Africa

                Colin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !

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                Paul Watson wrote: Why do women have to have a reason when their man says "I am fine." How do you mean ? Paul Watson wrote: certainly something us men can absolutely just get into and be totally fine with. Fishing is crap. You get cold, and if you manage to catch something, it's bound to taste like fish when you eat it. A waste of good coding time IMO. Or guitar playing time. Paul Watson wrote: If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. Sounds like your life is hell. I never say goodbye to what I want to do, what is she going to do ? Paul Watson wrote: was really looking for an opportunity to find out how I was feeling and what my thoughts were Of course, that is how women are wired. Paul Watson wrote: So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... Yeah - I'll tell my wife that tonight. Come park with me, bebe !!!! Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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                  But you just *know* that if you ask her how her day was, and she replies with "Fine", then you're in the doghouse. You have no idea why and/or what you did, but the terse "fine" instatly means you're sleeping on the couch tonight. Right? Anybody? Hello? :~ That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]

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                  Now this is true - there is nothing more dangerous than when a woman says 'fine'. It's short for 'if you don't know what's wrong, I won't tell you'. Hello ? If it's not important enough to tell me, then why should I care about it ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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                    But you just *know* that if you ask her how her day was, and she replies with "Fine", then you're in the doghouse. You have no idea why and/or what you did, but the terse "fine" instatly means you're sleeping on the couch tonight. Right? Anybody? Hello? :~ That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]

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                    Atlantys wrote: Right? Anybody? Hello? LOL, true. As soon as your girlfriend goes quite, you know trouble is brewing.

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                      Paul Watson wrote: Why do women have to have a reason when their man says "I am fine." How do you mean ? Paul Watson wrote: certainly something us men can absolutely just get into and be totally fine with. Fishing is crap. You get cold, and if you manage to catch something, it's bound to taste like fish when you eat it. A waste of good coding time IMO. Or guitar playing time. Paul Watson wrote: If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. Sounds like your life is hell. I never say goodbye to what I want to do, what is she going to do ? Paul Watson wrote: was really looking for an opportunity to find out how I was feeling and what my thoughts were Of course, that is how women are wired. Paul Watson wrote: So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... Yeah - I'll tell my wife that tonight. Come park with me, bebe !!!! Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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                      Christian Graus wrote: Fishing is crap. You get cold, and if you manage to catch something, it's bound to taste like fish when you eat it. LOL, you are not doing it right then. I have spent many a glorious few weeks on the waters of Lake Kariba, rod in one hand, beer in the other, sun over head and just relaxing. There are no computers around so no chance to code. Fishing requires the right company and in-going attitude though. Otherwise it is crap. Christian Graus wrote: How do you mean ? Sometimes I would get home and literally I am fine. Not superb, not unhappy, just fine. No need to talk much or figure something out or anything... just totally fine. But, and this is not just my girlfriend, "I am fine" is not a satisfactory answer to "How are you" and neither is "Fine thanks and yours?" when she asks "How was your day?" "I am fine" must have a reason in Woman TermsTM. Sometimes I just don't need or want to psychoanalyse every facet of what led up to me being "fine." I just want to be. Christian Graus wrote: Sounds like your life is hell. I never say goodbye to what I want to do, what is she going to do ? hehe, no, actually I am just talking from hearsay. Mainly from what married men here on CP and life in general have to say about married life. Not being married I cannot really say whether I would have my way or not. Christian Graus wrote: Yeah - I'll tell my wife that tonight. Come park with me, bebe !!!! LMAO, that is so out of character I had to laugh :)

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                        Now this is true - there is nothing more dangerous than when a woman says 'fine'. It's short for 'if you don't know what's wrong, I won't tell you'. Hello ? If it's not important enough to tell me, then why should I care about it ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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                        Christian Graus wrote: then why should I care about it ? Because if you don't know what you have done wrong then you are just another selfish bastard who is not in touch with his woman... :rolleyes: I think it is to do with the whole "seeking engagement" issue that Jack Knife touched on. Sometimes women get frustrated with our lack of emotion and use desperate measures to force us into engaging them. Your TV needs to be wider than their hips to be able to totally ignore a women when she is in that mood... ;)

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                          Christian Graus wrote: Fishing is crap. You get cold, and if you manage to catch something, it's bound to taste like fish when you eat it. LOL, you are not doing it right then. I have spent many a glorious few weeks on the waters of Lake Kariba, rod in one hand, beer in the other, sun over head and just relaxing. There are no computers around so no chance to code. Fishing requires the right company and in-going attitude though. Otherwise it is crap. Christian Graus wrote: How do you mean ? Sometimes I would get home and literally I am fine. Not superb, not unhappy, just fine. No need to talk much or figure something out or anything... just totally fine. But, and this is not just my girlfriend, "I am fine" is not a satisfactory answer to "How are you" and neither is "Fine thanks and yours?" when she asks "How was your day?" "I am fine" must have a reason in Woman TermsTM. Sometimes I just don't need or want to psychoanalyse every facet of what led up to me being "fine." I just want to be. Christian Graus wrote: Sounds like your life is hell. I never say goodbye to what I want to do, what is she going to do ? hehe, no, actually I am just talking from hearsay. Mainly from what married men here on CP and life in general have to say about married life. Not being married I cannot really say whether I would have my way or not. Christian Graus wrote: Yeah - I'll tell my wife that tonight. Come park with me, bebe !!!! LMAO, that is so out of character I had to laugh :)

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                          Paul Watson wrote: LOL, you are not doing it right then. So my wife tells me all the time.... Paul Watson wrote: I have spent many a glorious few weeks on the waters of Lake Kariba Is that like Lake Titikaka ? I suspect it's warmer where you are, generally. We have no wildebeest here, only possums. We have no sunshine, either. Paul Watson wrote: There are no computers around so no chance to code. There's the problem, right there. Paul Watson wrote: "I am fine" must have a reason in Woman Terms As was discussed below, when a woman says she is fine, something is wrong. That's your problem. Paul Watson wrote: Not being married I cannot really say whether I would have my way or not. It's easy - go and do what you want to do. I never see the problem. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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                            Paul Watson wrote: LOL, you are not doing it right then. So my wife tells me all the time.... Paul Watson wrote: I have spent many a glorious few weeks on the waters of Lake Kariba Is that like Lake Titikaka ? I suspect it's warmer where you are, generally. We have no wildebeest here, only possums. We have no sunshine, either. Paul Watson wrote: There are no computers around so no chance to code. There's the problem, right there. Paul Watson wrote: "I am fine" must have a reason in Woman Terms As was discussed below, when a woman says she is fine, something is wrong. That's your problem. Paul Watson wrote: Not being married I cannot really say whether I would have my way or not. It's easy - go and do what you want to do. I never see the problem. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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                            (Last Post Before I Head Home) Christian Graus wrote: We have no wildebeest here, only possums. We have no sunshine, either. LOL! And here my stereotype of Tazmania was a hot, sunny land ruled by Tazmanian Devils. Possums aren't exactly Tazmanian Devils IMHO. Christian Graus wrote: As was discussed below, when a woman says she is fine, something is wrong. That's your problem Nooo, I mean when the guy says he is fine and she demands a reason when there is no rhyme or reason. I wonder why a woman cannot be content with there being no reason for it. Christian Graus wrote: Is that like Lake Titikaka ? Never been to Lake Titikaka, so cannot really say. Lake Kariba, which is actually a dam, used to be the biggest dam in the world. Then along came the Aswan dam in Egypt. Kariba is in Zimbabwe and is damned hot, reached 48 when I was there once. Lovely place to holiday, very peaceful and relaxing. Christian Graus wrote: Paul Watson wrote: There are no computers around so no chance to code. There's the problem, right there. Do you seriously never feel like time off for a week or two from coding? I often just want a break from electronic technology in general. Just get away from the hustle of it all and enjoy nature. Read a book, non technical, drink good drink, eat good food. Night all

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                              Nick Parker wrote: I have this feeling that everyone says something like that, or thinks something like that, right before their girlfriend/fiancée says something that smacks that brain wave out of the possibility neighborhood. I feel another thread coming on because I see, and experience, this more and more as the years amble by. So many child hood illusions shattered, so many more to face the test of experience and not just thought. Nick Parker wrote: I'm always saying the same thing too... LOL

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                              Paul Watson wrote: So many child hood illusions shattered, so many more to face the test of experience and not just thought. Yet hordes of people still get married every year, does this seem odd to you? :laugh: Nick Parker
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                                But you just *know* that if you ask her how her day was, and she replies with "Fine", then you're in the doghouse. You have no idea why and/or what you did, but the terse "fine" instatly means you're sleeping on the couch tonight. Right? Anybody? Hello? :~ That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]

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                                Almost like two species seperated by a common language... :suss: If only men were more logical *sigh* :rolleyes: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                                  If you don't want a What-Is-Up-Paul's-Bonnet-Today post then I recommend you stop reading... :~ Why do women have to have a reason when their man says "I am fine." Why can we simply not be content and just be. Fishing comes to mind. Not the hobby most women aspire to, but certainly something us men can absolutely just get into and be totally fine with. We are fine standing there for hours, just being. No rhyme, no reason. Yet come home time many of us need to find a suitable explanation, something to apease Her. If it is not a satisfactory explanation, then there is hell to pay and you can say goodbye to chilling out while watching the Sunday night movie. Jack Knife said something quite true: "As time went on, I finally understood that when she asked how my day went, she was really looking for an opportunity to find out how I was feeling and what my thoughts were. It seems that this is something that is very important for women to share with each other, while men just simply do not practice this ritual among themselves. Once I had grasped this realization, it became clear to me that the best way to approach the situation was to water the technical details down as much as possible so that I was able to simply give her an indication of what I had dealt with during the course of the day while also helping her to understand my thoughts and feelings (this is what she was really wanting to know to begin with)." So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... no rhyme, no reason. Just being, just content, just fishing.

                                  Paul Watson
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                                  Cape Town, South Africa

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                                  Paul Watson wrote: So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... no rhyme, no reason. Just being, just content, just fishing. Paul, its called creative loafing. Nothing wrong with that :cool: I would tell you what we do that is equivalent but we are sworn to secrecy :eek: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                                    Paul Watson wrote: So, Megan, Lauren, Trollslayer and friends; Why can you not simply realise that sometimes we, us men, are like a warm vacant parking lot... no rhyme, no reason. Just being, just content, just fishing. Paul, its called creative loafing. Nothing wrong with that :cool: I would tell you what we do that is equivalent but we are sworn to secrecy :eek: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                                    Trollslayer wrote: I would tell you what we do that is equivalent but we are sworn to secrecy Does it involve fish in any way?

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                                    Shog9 Life seems pretty easy when it's from my easy chair And you're burnin up inside and no one cares...

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                                      Almost like two species seperated by a common language... :suss: If only men were more logical *sigh* :rolleyes: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                                      Trollslayer wrote: If only men were more logical *sigh* WHAT ???? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002

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                                        Almost like two species seperated by a common language... :suss: If only men were more logical *sigh* :rolleyes: Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                                        Trollslayer wrote: more logical I'm with Christian on this one... WHAT??? :omg::wtf::eek::omg::wtf::omg::eek::wtf::eek::wtf::omg: That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]

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                                          Trollslayer wrote: I would tell you what we do that is equivalent but we are sworn to secrecy Does it involve fish in any way?

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                                          Shog9 wrote: Does it involve fish in any way? Bad memories! Bad memories! :mad: :eek:


                                          I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past. -Chris Maunder Microsoft has reinvented the wheel, this time they made it round. -Peterchen on VS.NET

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