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    Who needs spoons? Stir with your fingers... :rolleyes:

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    Shog9 This is my December These are my snow covered dreams This is me pretending This is all I need...

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    Paul Watson
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    Shog9 wrote: Stir with your fingers... Great idea, I will invent the Spoon Glove! Yes, I see it now. Just slip it on and twiddle your fingers in your favourite hot beverage. No more clink, clink of the spoon, just heat protected fingers perfectly whipp... ok I will stop now... :~

    Paul Watson
    Bluegrass
    Cape Town, South Africa

    NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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      Shog9 wrote: Stir with your fingers... Great idea, I will invent the Spoon Glove! Yes, I see it now. Just slip it on and twiddle your fingers in your favourite hot beverage. No more clink, clink of the spoon, just heat protected fingers perfectly whipp... ok I will stop now... :~

      Paul Watson
      Bluegrass
      Cape Town, South Africa

      NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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      Paul Watson wrote: just heat protected fingers Actually, after a few weeks of minor burns, they develop a natural heat protection...

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        Christian Graus wrote: plastic spoons, knives and forks ( which I hoard ), That bit is weird. The only people I have ever known to hoard take away plastic knifes, spoons and forks were, well, women. Janina, my sister and Janina's mom all do it. Never met a guy who does it (or openly admits to it :-D .) Christian Graus wrote: Oh, and a metal pole with a wooden woodpecker on a spring who I make peck down the pole at least 40 times a day. That sounds cool, got a pic/vid? Christian Graus wrote: Damn, am I weird too ? I think the best people are the wierd ones :)

        Paul Watson
        Bluegrass
        Cape Town, South Africa

        NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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        Paul Watson wrote: Never met a guy who does it Well, work does not provide any, apart from a few teaspoons, and so if you want em, you need to get em yourself. Paul Watson wrote: That sounds cool, got a pic/vid? I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it. Paul Watson wrote: I think the best people are the wierd ones Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 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: Never met a guy who does it Well, work does not provide any, apart from a few teaspoons, and so if you want em, you need to get em yourself. Paul Watson wrote: That sounds cool, got a pic/vid? I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it. Paul Watson wrote: I think the best people are the wierd ones Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 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: Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Just had to check Dictionary.com and MS Word, and you spelt it right. I use the stupid "i before e except after c" rule from school days, which naturally has 10 gazillion more exceptions than "after c." Christian Graus wrote: I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" :-D

          Paul Watson
          Bluegrass
          Cape Town, South Africa

          NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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            Christian Graus wrote: Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Just had to check Dictionary.com and MS Word, and you spelt it right. I use the stupid "i before e except after c" rule from school days, which naturally has 10 gazillion more exceptions than "after c." Christian Graus wrote: I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" :-D

            Paul Watson
            Bluegrass
            Cape Town, South Africa

            NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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            Paul Watson wrote: Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" I'd be happy to provide a window into my world, just be ready to pull out at a moments notice, it can be a bumpy ride.... Paul Watson wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything... And in what context was this said ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 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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              HonGiGi wrote: I prefer a shaker myself. While I like my Martinis Bond style, I certainly do not like my tea Bond style :-D

              Paul Watson
              Bluegrass
              Cape Town, South Africa

              NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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              Yeah, the olive really screws it up.:-D

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                Simon Walton wrote: SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONGUARD! Oh. My. God. That. Is. Absolutely. NUTS!

                Paul Watson
                Bluegrass
                Cape Town, South Africa

                NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                No itsn't :eek: :eek: Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                  Megan Forbes wrote: I implemented a solution to this problem - I have my own mug and spoon in the office I could bury My mug and My spoon ten feet underground in a safe which I only know the combination to and my co-workers would still manage to get at them, use them and then leave them lying around. It is not a lack of respect to My Stuff, it is an over abundance of I Really Don't Want To Wash My Cup So Lets Use Paul's Clean One... :rolleyes: Megan Forbes wrote: When the office moved from Canary Wharf to Maidstone all the guys kept using it LOL. A co-worker has one of those but it has a laser pointer built into it, very cool. So cool in fact he keeps it chained to his belt because he knows we would grab it any chance we could and fool around with it all day hehe. p.s. Just got some spam mail with a subject of "PUT THE ULTIMATE GODLY POWER INTO YOUR HANDS." How odd... If suddenly the world changes, then you know the spam mail is for real... :-D

                  Paul Watson
                  Bluegrass
                  Cape Town, South Africa

                  NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                  Paul Watson wrote: p.s. Just got some spam mail with a subject of "PUT THE ULTIMATE GODLY POWER INTO YOUR HANDS." And what 10 acts of Paul are at the top of your list ? Elaine (curious fluffy tigress) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                    ... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D

                    Paul Watson
                    Bluegrass
                    Cape Town, South Africa

                    NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                    Paul Watson wrote: What favourites do you have in the office? I quite like my old inkjet printer - when you tell it to print pages of solid black it makes the floor vibrate... :-O


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                      ... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D

                      Paul Watson
                      Bluegrass
                      Cape Town, South Africa

                      NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                      Paul Watson wrote: What favourites do you have in the office? My favorite assault rifle. My favorite throwing knife. My favorite CD. My favorite cannonball (it's a 5 pounder, solid). My favorite darts. My favorite oscilloscope. My favorite books (there's hundreds of them). My favorite guitar. And, most importantly, my favorite :beer: "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)

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                        Paul Watson wrote: Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" I'd be happy to provide a window into my world, just be ready to pull out at a moments notice, it can be a bumpy ride.... Paul Watson wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything... And in what context was this said ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 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: And in what context was this said ? It was a Soapbox post a few down about how censored movies with nudity are when imported into America. Apparently sex scenes may not have moaning, thrusting or being able to see anything. I took it out of context for funs sake and asked then how Americans pro-create... that led to the reason why Mehico is so popular. You know, usual CP meandering :-D

                        Paul Watson
                        Bluegrass
                        Cape Town, South Africa

                        NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                          Paul Watson wrote: What favourites do you have in the office? My favorite assault rifle. My favorite throwing knife. My favorite CD. My favorite cannonball (it's a 5 pounder, solid). My favorite darts. My favorite oscilloscope. My favorite books (there's hundreds of them). My favorite guitar. And, most importantly, my favorite :beer: "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)

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                          Roger Wright wrote: My favorite assault rifle. My favorite throwing knife. My favorite cannonball (it's a 5 pounder, solid). My favorite darts Jeeesh Roger, anyone might come to the conclusion that you are a war mongering weapons collector with all those favourites ;)

                          Paul Watson
                          Bluegrass
                          Cape Town, South Africa

                          NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                            Paul Watson wrote: p.s. Just got some spam mail with a subject of "PUT THE ULTIMATE GODLY POWER INTO YOUR HANDS." And what 10 acts of Paul are at the top of your list ? Elaine (curious fluffy tigress) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?

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                            Trollslayer wrote: And what 10 acts of Paul are at the top of your list ? Well "Meet Elaine's teddy bear" will be at least #5 ;)

                            Paul Watson
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                            NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                              I think your spoon is too big! I hope somebody gets this joke. Here's a hint[^]. Brad Jennings

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                              MY ANUS IS BLEEDING! sorry.. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                                Christian Graus wrote: Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Just had to check Dictionary.com and MS Word, and you spelt it right. I use the stupid "i before e except after c" rule from school days, which naturally has 10 gazillion more exceptions than "after c." Christian Graus wrote: I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" :-D

                                Paul Watson
                                Bluegrass
                                Cape Town, South Africa

                                NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                                Paul Watson wrote: I use the stupid "i before e except after c" rule from school days, which naturally has 10 gazillion more exceptions than "after c." I guess the best would be "I before E, except when it's E before I" -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                                  Paul Watson wrote: I use the stupid "i before e except after c" rule from school days, which naturally has 10 gazillion more exceptions than "after c." I guess the best would be "I before E, except when it's E before I" -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                                  benjymous wrote: I guess the best would be "I before E, except when it's E before I" :rolleyes: "VB is better than C++ except when C++ is better than VB" Read a cool statement in a new book I am reading (Almost Like A Whale by Steve Jones, can't remember the quote exactly but...): Evolution is much like English which is rife with exceptions but still makes sense.

                                  Paul Watson
                                  Bluegrass
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                                  NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                                    benjymous wrote: I guess the best would be "I before E, except when it's E before I" :rolleyes: "VB is better than C++ except when C++ is better than VB" Read a cool statement in a new book I am reading (Almost Like A Whale by Steve Jones, can't remember the quote exactly but...): Evolution is much like English which is rife with exceptions but still makes sense.

                                    Paul Watson
                                    Bluegrass
                                    Cape Town, South Africa

                                    NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                                    Yeah, that sounds about right :) Seriously though, the "I before E except after C" rule is possibly the stupidest "spelling rule" ever taught as there are way too many exceptions, as you pointed out.

                                    beige, cleidoic, codeine, conscience, deify, deity, deign, dreidel, eider, eight, either, feign, feint, feisty, foreign, forfeit, freight, gleization, gneiss, greige, greisen, heifer, heigh-ho, height, heinous, heir, heist, leitmotiv, neigh, neighbor, neither, peignoir, prescient, rein, science, seiche, seidel, seine, seismic, seize, sheik, society, sovereign, surfeit, teiid, veil, vein, weight, weir, weird

                                    (thanks to google [^]) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                                      ... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D

                                      Paul Watson
                                      Bluegrass
                                      Cape Town, South Africa

                                      NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                                      Paul Watson wrote: What favourites do you have in the office? The exit door :laugh: Paul Watson wrote: And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird Don't worry, you're probably not the only one to have some special interest for silly objects :-D


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                                        Paul Watson wrote: What favourites do you have in the office? I quite like my old inkjet printer - when you tell it to print pages of solid black it makes the floor vibrate... :-O


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                                        David Wulff wrote: when you tell it to print pages of solid black it makes the floor vibrate... Is there some mystical hidden signification behind? :rolleyes::-D


                                        I hurt so bad inside I wish you could see the world through my eyes It stays the same I just wanna laugh again

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                                          Roger Wright wrote: My favorite assault rifle. My favorite throwing knife. My favorite cannonball (it's a 5 pounder, solid). My favorite darts Jeeesh Roger, anyone might come to the conclusion that you are a war mongering weapons collector with all those favourites ;)

                                          Paul Watson
                                          Bluegrass
                                          Cape Town, South Africa

                                          NOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...

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                                          One might, but that would be a very limited view. Collectors usually have stacks of the objects of their fascination, while I have only one or two items I find to be exceptionally well made. They also tend to be obsessed either with the monetary value of their collections, or with a perverted fixation (in the case of guns) about enemies surrounding them. My toys are novelties, few in number, but fun. Besides, it was late, and I forgot to mention my favorite beading loom, my favorite sewing kit, my favorite flower patch, my pool cue... not to mention my life-long yearning for a Time Domain Reflectometer and a decent 10GHz Spectrum Analyzer. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)

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