| Something that has just occurred to me [message #178312] |
So, 04 Dezember 2005 23:21 |
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I've been a fan of DNA's works for a very long time now, so I'm quite
surprized I've never thought of this before.....Perhaps it was so obvious, I
completely overlooked it.....
Anyway.....
If Ford Prefect chose that name when he forst came to Earth, as he thought
it would be 'nicely inconspicuous'....How did Zaphod know to call him Ford
when they met up again after the Heart of Gold picked him and Arthur up from
deep space.....
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #178313 ] |
Mo, 05 Dezember 2005 00:17 |
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"Fat Sam" <samandjanetknox [at] tessco.net> wrote in message
news:CZJkf.13798$w73.12693 [at] newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> I've been a fan of DNA's works for a very long time now, so I'm quite
> surprized I've never thought of this before.....Perhaps it was so obvious,
> I
> completely overlooked it.....
>
> Anyway.....
>
> If Ford Prefect chose that name when he forst came to Earth, as he thought
> it would be 'nicely inconspicuous'....How did Zaphod know to call him Ford
> when they met up again after the Heart of Gold picked him and Arthur up
> from
> deep space.....
>
>
I'd always wondered that too. Perhaps Zaphod heard his name on the
monitor. Re the radio show, if Ford says "the extra arm suits you" why
does he imply in a later episode that Zaphod has always had the
3rd arm?
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #178314 ] |
Mo, 05 Dezember 2005 00:50 |
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"Fuzzy Wuzzy" <kakra [at] phoon.com> wrote in
news:43937900$0$23286$5a62ac22 [at] per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:
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> "Fat Sam" <samandjanetknox [at] tessco.net> wrote in message
> news:CZJkf.13798$w73.12693 [at] newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>> I've been a fan of DNA's works for a very long time now, so I'm quite
>> surprized I've never thought of this before.....Perhaps it was so
>> obvious, I
>> completely overlooked it.....
>>
>> Anyway.....
>>
>> If Ford Prefect chose that name when he forst came to Earth, as he
>> thought it would be 'nicely inconspicuous'....How did Zaphod know to
>> call him Ford when they met up again after the Heart of Gold picked
>> him and Arthur up from
>> deep space.....
>
> I'd always wondered that too. Perhaps Zaphod heard his name on the
> monitor. Re the radio show, if Ford says "the extra arm suits you" why
> does he imply in a later episode that Zaphod has always had the
> 3rd arm?
The short answer is that DNA wasn't one for consistency. Did Arthur, for
example, have a dog ("I woke up this morning and thought I'd have a nice
relaxed day, do a bit of reading, brush the dog...") or a cat ('The door
had to be forced open because of the astonishing accumulation of junk
mail on the doormat... and also a dead tabby kitten').
The long answer is in the Radio Scripts book:
Ford meeting Zaphod
Many people have asked me angrily why it is that Zaphod Beeblebrox
instantly greets Ford /as/ Ford when I had earlier stated quite clearly
that he had only changed his name to Ford Prefect when he came to Earth.
It was very simple. Just before arriving he registered his new name
officially at the Galactic Nomenclaturoid Office, where they had the
technology to unpick his old name from the fabric of space/time and
thread the new one in its place, so that to all intents and purposes his
name always had been and always would be Ford Prefect. I included a
footnote explaining this in the first Hitch-Hiker book, but it was cut
because it was so dull. [DNA]
HTH, HANDA
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iain
afda [at] imb.clara.net http://www.zootle.net/afda/
"how can you say that iain is a furyy fpevcg?!" - kristen
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #178316 ] |
Mo, 05 Dezember 2005 08:20 |
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iain wrote:
> "Fuzzy Wuzzy" <kakra [at] phoon.com> wrote in
> news:43937900$0$23286$5a62ac22 [at] per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:
>
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>>"Fat Sam" <samandjanetknox [at] tessco.net> wrote in message
>>news:CZJkf.13798$w73.12693 [at] newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>
>>>I've been a fan of DNA's works for a very long time now, so I'm quite
>>>surprized I've never thought of this before.....Perhaps it was so
>>>obvious, I
>>>completely overlooked it.....
>>>
>>>Anyway.....
>>>
>>>If Ford Prefect chose that name when he forst came to Earth, as he
>>>thought it would be 'nicely inconspicuous'....How did Zaphod know to
>>>call him Ford when they met up again after the Heart of Gold picked
>>>him and Arthur up from
>>>deep space.....
>>
>>I'd always wondered that too. Perhaps Zaphod heard his name on the
>>monitor. Re the radio show, if Ford says "the extra arm suits you" why
>>does he imply in a later episode that Zaphod has always had the
>>3rd arm?
>
>
> The short answer is that DNA wasn't one for consistency. Did Arthur, for
> example, have a dog ("I woke up this morning and thought I'd have a nice
> relaxed day, do a bit of reading, brush the dog...") or a cat ('The door
> had to be forced open because of the astonishing accumulation of junk
> mail on the doormat... and also a dead tabby kitten').
Douglas Adams answered that one on the froup:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.douglas-adams/msg/2b7 fe0db5547c050
"He didn't say _whose_ dog he was going to brush."
Yay, my afda-index seems to be slowly regenerating!
> The long answer is in the Radio Scripts book:
>
> Ford meeting Zaphod
> Many people have asked me angrily why it is that Zaphod Beeblebrox
> instantly greets Ford /as/ Ford when I had earlier stated quite clearly
> that he had only changed his name to Ford Prefect when he came to Earth.
> It was very simple. Just before arriving he registered his new name
> officially at the Galactic Nomenclaturoid Office, where they had the
> technology to unpick his old name from the fabric of space/time and
> thread the new one in its place, so that to all intents and purposes his
> name always had been and always would be Ford Prefect. I included a
> footnote explaining this in the first Hitch-Hiker book, but it was cut
> because it was so dull. [DNA]
I think that was added as a footnote in some versions of the book as well.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180597 ] |
Mi, 07 Dezember 2005 20:34 |
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Fat Sam wrote:
> I've been a fan of DNA's works for a very long time now, so I'm quite
> surprized I've never thought of this before.....Perhaps it was so obvious, I
> completely overlooked it.....
>
> Anyway.....
>
> If Ford Prefect chose that name when he forst came to Earth, as he thought
> it would be 'nicely inconspicuous'....How did Zaphod know to call him Ford
> when they met up again after the Heart of Gold picked him and Arthur up from
> deep space.....
Somebody needs to buy more HHGG stuff, methinks. :-)
--
John Coxon
I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180603 ] |
Mi, 07 Dezember 2005 22:00 |
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Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
> iain wrote:
> >
> > The short answer is that DNA wasn't one for consistency. Did Arthur, for
> > example, have a dog ("I woke up this morning and thought I'd have a nice
> > relaxed day, do a bit of reading, brush the dog...") or a cat ('The door
> > had to be forced open because of the astonishing accumulation of junk
> > mail on the doormat... and also a dead tabby kitten').
>
> Douglas Adams answered that one on the froup:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.douglas-adams/msg/2b7 fe0db5547c050
>
> "He didn't say _whose_ dog he was going to brush."
>
But did he say _whose_ dead tabby kitten had been pushed through his
door with the junk mail?
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180610 ] |
Do, 08 Dezember 2005 08:27 |
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pippa.moran [at] gmail.com wrote:
> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>
>>iain wrote:
>>
>>>The short answer is that DNA wasn't one for consistency. Did Arthur, for
>>>example, have a dog ("I woke up this morning and thought I'd have a nice
>>>relaxed day, do a bit of reading, brush the dog...") or a cat ('The door
>>>had to be forced open because of the astonishing accumulation of junk
>>>mail on the doormat... and also a dead tabby kitten').
>>
>>Douglas Adams answered that one on the froup:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.douglas-adams/msg/2b7 fe0db5547c050
>>
>>"He didn't say _whose_ dog he was going to brush."
>
> But did he say _whose_ dead tabby kitten had been pushed through his
> door with the junk mail?
I don't remember seeing it about...
--
John Coxon
Bend the facts to fit the conclusion. It's easier that way.
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180628 ] |
Fr, 09 Dezember 2005 01:35 |
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pippa.moran [at] gmail.com wrote in
news:1133989201.913139.174720 [at] g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
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> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>> iain wrote:
>> >
>> > The short answer is that DNA wasn't one for consistency. Did
>> > Arthur, for example, have a dog ("I woke up this morning and
>> > thought I'd have a nice relaxed day, do a bit of reading, brush the
>> > dog...") or a cat ('The door had to be forced open because of the
>> > astonishing accumulation of junk mail on the doormat... and also a
>> > dead tabby kitten').
>>
>> Douglas Adams answered that one on the froup:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/
>> alt.fan.douglas-adams/msg/2b7fe0db5547c050
>>
>> "He didn't say _whose_ dog he was going to brush."
>>
>
> But did he say _whose_ dead tabby kitten had been pushed through his
> door with the junk mail?
Okay, so that was a bad example of inconsistency since neither the cat
nor the dog may have been Arthur's, but I think the general point is
still valid...
--
iain
afda [at] imb.clara.net http://www.zootle.net/afda/
"how can you say that iain is a furyy fpevcg?!" - kristen
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180689 ] |
Di, 13 Dezember 2005 17:01 |
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iain wrote:
>: >> > The short answer is that DNA wasn't one for consistency.
Personally I prefer story-internal explanations.
Suppose Ford Prefects previous name was "Ford Out-of-this-world" but he
found it unsoothingly conspicuous for earthly purposes, and changed it to
"Ford Prefect"
>: >> > Arthur, for example, have a dog ("I woke up this morning and
>: >> > thought I'd have a nice relaxed day, do a bit of reading, brush
>: >> > the dog...") or a cat ('The door had to be forced open because
>: >> > of the astonishing accumulation of junk mail on the doormat...
>: >> > and also a dead tabby kitten').
Arthur may have named his dead tabby kitten "the dog", or his dog
"astonishing accumulation of junk mail". Or maybe the crew at Magrathea just
got that part wrong, after all is was a work still in progress (at least in
the movie).
--
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Peter Andersen
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180705 ] |
Mi, 14 Dezember 2005 08:39 |
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pippa.moran [at] gmail.com wrote in
news:1133989201.913139.174720 [at] g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
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> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>> iain wrote:
>> >
>> > The short answer is that DNA wasn't one for consistency. Did
>> > Arthur, for example, have a dog ("I woke up this morning and
>> > thought I'd have a nice relaxed day, do a bit of reading, brush the
>> > dog...") or a cat ('The door had to be forced open because of the
>> > astonishing accumulation of junk mail on the doormat... and also a
>> > dead tabby kitten').
>>
>> Douglas Adams answered that one on the froup:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.douglas-adams/msg/2b7 fe0db5547c
>> 050
>>
>> "He didn't say _whose_ dog he was going to brush."
>>
>
> But did he say _whose_ dead tabby kitten had been pushed through his
> door with the junk mail?
>
>
Given that we have just found out (or are we just about to find out: so
difficult to get the time right) that Arthur is a member of Greenpeace
and fond of dolfins and what not, I have always assumed that someone else
(unknown) assumed that he (Arthur) was the sort of softy that would look
after a stray kitten and thus popped it through his letterbox in the hope
that it would be looked after. A forlorn hope, as it turns out.
It is such a pointless point (if you get my drift) that it must have been
something that happened to DNA as well.
R.
--
"To a good wicket-keeper much may be forgiven"
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180728 ] |
Fr, 16 Dezember 2005 17:39 |
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Reece wrote:
>: Given that we have just found out (or are we just about to find out:
>: so difficult to get the time right) that Arthur is a member of
>: Greenpeace and fond of dolfins and what not, I have always assumed
>: that someone else (unknown) assumed that he (Arthur) was the sort of
>: softy that would look after a stray kitten and thus popped it
>: through his letterbox in the hope that it would be looked after. A
>: forlorn hope, as it turns out.
>:
>: It is such a pointless point (if you get my drift) that it must have
>: been something that happened to DNA as well.
I have to agree; any live kitten popped through my "mailslit" would
experience death at some point during the process.
--
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Peter Andersen
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #180740 ] |
Sa, 17 Dezember 2005 09:05 |
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Peter Andersen wrote:
> Reece wrote:
>
>>: Given that we have just found out (or are we just about to find out:
>>: so difficult to get the time right) that Arthur is a member of
>>: Greenpeace and fond of dolfins and what not, I have always assumed
>>: that someone else (unknown) assumed that he (Arthur) was the sort of
>>: softy that would look after a stray kitten and thus popped it
>>: through his letterbox in the hope that it would be looked after. A
>>: forlorn hope, as it turns out.
>>:
>>: It is such a pointless point (if you get my drift) that it must have
>>: been something that happened to DNA as well.
>
>
> I have to agree; any live kitten popped through my "mailslit" would
> experience death at some point during the process.
>
Being alergic to cats, I hope it doesn't happen to me...
--
Tian
I've put my new political flier on my website.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #188242 ] |
Di, 20 Dezember 2005 22:52 |
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Tian <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com37661175> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> Peter Andersen wrote:
>> Reece wrote:
>>
>>>: Given that we have just found out (or are we just about to find out:
>>>: so difficult to get the time right) that Arthur is a member of
>>>: Greenpeace and fond of dolfins and what not, I have always assumed
>>>: that someone else (unknown) assumed that he (Arthur) was the sort of
>>>: softy that would look after a stray kitten and thus popped it
>>>: through his letterbox in the hope that it would be looked after. A
>>>: forlorn hope, as it turns out.
>>>:
>>>: It is such a pointless point (if you get my drift) that it must have
>>>: been something that happened to DNA as well.
>> I have to agree; any live kitten popped through my "mailslit" would
>> experience death at some point during the process.
>>
> Being alergic to cats, I hope it doesn't happen to me...
Death, cats or dead cats through teh mailslit?
Thinking again I wouldn't want any of those if I were you...
--
-- [ Rasmus "Møffe" Bøg Hansen ] ---------------------------------------
If I wanted a blue screen, I would type "xsetroot -solid blue"
- not D:\WINNT\SETUP
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #190780 ] |
Sa, 24 Dezember 2005 21:18 |
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Rasmus Bøg Hansen wrote:
> Tian <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com37661175> hit the keyboard.
> Afterwards the following was on the screen:
>
>
>>Peter Andersen wrote:
>>
>>>Reece wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>: Given that we have just found out (or are we just about to find out:
>>>>: so difficult to get the time right) that Arthur is a member of
>>>>: Greenpeace and fond of dolfins and what not, I have always assumed
>>>>: that someone else (unknown) assumed that he (Arthur) was the sort of
>>>>: softy that would look after a stray kitten and thus popped it
>>>>: through his letterbox in the hope that it would be looked after. A
>>>>: forlorn hope, as it turns out.
>>>>:
>>>>: It is such a pointless point (if you get my drift) that it must have
>>>>: been something that happened to DNA as well.
>>>
>>>I have to agree; any live kitten popped through my "mailslit" would
>>>experience death at some point during the process.
>>>
>>
>>Being alergic to cats, I hope it doesn't happen to me...
>
>
> Death, cats or dead cats through teh mailslit?
>
> Thinking again I wouldn't want any of those if I were you...
>
Me neither. However, cats bother me a lot more before death
than after. At least I think that's the way it is...
--
Tian
Yesterday I dropped the last of my Chrismas parcels in the mail.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195601 ] |
Di, 03 Januar 2006 21:20 |
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195602 ] |
Di, 03 Januar 2006 21:46 |
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Kenny Hutchings wrote:
snip
> The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
> whether they're dead or alive.
>
> Ask Uncle Lloyd..
>
> K.
In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
very easily determinable as living.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195609 ] |
Mi, 04 Januar 2006 02:00 |
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Kaare Fiedler Christiansen <news [at] kaarefc.dk> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> Kenny Hutchings wrote:
>
> snip
>
>> The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
>> whether they're dead or alive.
>> Ask Uncle Lloyd..
>> K.
>
> In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
> very easily determinable as living.
You really dared open the box?
Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
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I swear, I didn't feed them anything inappropriate..., but somehow the
icons on my desktop grew by about 10% after the latest sid upgrade.
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195613 ] |
Mi, 04 Januar 2006 10:18 |
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Rasmus Bøg Hansen <spam05 [at] zz9.dk> wrote:
> >> The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
> >> whether they're dead or alive.
> >> Ask Uncle Lloyd..
> >> K.
> >
> > In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
> > very easily determinable as living.
>
> You really dared open the box?
>
> Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
I only put dead cats in boxes!
Staso
--
Schizophrenic? I'm bleeding quadrophenic.
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195616 ] |
Mi, 04 Januar 2006 19:56 |
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Rasmus Bøg Hansen wrote:
<best>
> You really dared open the box?
>
> Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
Don't think so, the name of the label didn't sound German. Something
like Pandora or something...
Best
Kåre
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195617 ] |
Mi, 04 Januar 2006 20:36 |
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195631 ] |
Fr, 06 Januar 2006 05:50 |
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Michael Starosta wrote:
> Rasmus B=F8g Hansen <spam05 [at] zz9.dk> wrote:
>
> > >> The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
> > >> whether they're dead or alive.
> > >> Ask Uncle Lloyd..
> > >> K.
> > >
> > > In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
> > > very easily determinable as living.
> >
> > You really dared open the box?
> >
> > Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
>
> I only put dead cats in boxes!
>
>
> Staso
> --
> Schizophrenic? I'm bleeding quadrophenic.
Technically, the cat was a zombie. If I ever get a cat, I'm naming it
Schroedinger.
True story....
Commercial on TV: "...studies show 70% of all Canadians have
experiences gingivitus..."
Mom: "So do 70% of Canadians have gingivitus right now, or have 70%
percent of Canadians had it at some point in their lives?"
Me: "Well, if Shroedinger's cat is any indication, one possible answer
is that all Canadians have 70% percent gingivitus."
Mom: "Your school schedule is media studies, drama, and art. Where are
you learning all the advanced physics you've been spouting off about
lately? Let me guess, Shroedinger's cat told you."
Me: "Yes, but he only told me half the story."
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195632 ] |
Fr, 06 Januar 2006 16:05 |
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"Omicron Machine" <shapeshifter.dragon [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1136523027.767196.183060 [at] z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Michael Starosta wrote:
> Rasmus Bøg Hansen <spam05 [at] zz9.dk> wrote:
>
> > >> The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
> > >> whether they're dead or alive.
> > >> Ask Uncle Lloyd..
> > >> K.
> > >
> > > In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
> > > very easily determinable as living.
> >
> > You really dared open the box?
> >
> > Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
>
> I only put dead cats in boxes!
>
>
> Staso
> --
> Schizophrenic? I'm bleeding quadrophenic.
Technically, the cat was a zombie. If I ever get a cat, I'm naming it
Schroedinger.
S'why I've always preferred dogs...
If ya had a dog in a box, you'd know if it was dead or not without lookin
cos it would have pissed in the corner-hence leakage would occur at a rate
of, oh I dunno....something or other...
Yep...s'true...
Jamie Yardley
True story....
Commercial on TV: "...studies show 70% of all Canadians have
experiences gingivitus..."
Mom: "So do 70% of Canadians have gingivitus right now, or have 70%
percent of Canadians had it at some point in their lives?"
Me: "Well, if Shroedinger's cat is any indication, one possible answer
is that all Canadians have 70% percent gingivitus."
Mom: "Your school schedule is media studies, drama, and art. Where are
you learning all the advanced physics you've been spouting off about
lately? Let me guess, Shroedinger's cat told you."
Me: "Yes, but he only told me half the story."
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195634 ] |
Fr, 06 Januar 2006 20:34 |
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Michael Starosta wrote:
> Rasmus Bøg Hansen <spam05 [at] zz9.dk> wrote:
>
>
>>>>The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
>>>>whether they're dead or alive.
>>>>Ask Uncle Lloyd..
>>>>K.
>>>
>>>In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
>>>very easily determinable as living.
>>
>>You really dared open the box?
>>
>>Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
>
>
> I only put dead cats in boxes!
>
>
I only put plastic and ceramic cats in boxes!
--
Tian
Saturday evening I took down the $5 bill with Lincoln on it above
my desk and replaced it with a half hour Berkeley Bread note. The
front of the note is currently up, featuring half a loaf of bread.
This morning I got a professional to cut five inches off my hair.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195635 ] |
Fr, 06 Januar 2006 20:44 |
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Tian <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com84763404> wrote:
> >>>>The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
> >>>>whether they're dead or alive.
> >>>>Ask Uncle Lloyd..
> >>>>K.
> >>>
> >>>In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
> >>>very easily determinable as living.
> >>
> >>You really dared open the box?
> >>
> >>Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
> >
> >
> > I only put dead cats in boxes!
> >
> I only put plastic and ceramic cats in boxes!
I know californians are weird people.
Staso
--
Schizophrenic? I'm bleeding quadrophenic.
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195656 ] |
Mo, 09 Januar 2006 16:09 |
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Tian <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com84763404> hit the keyboard.
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> Michael Starosta wrote:
>> Rasmus Bøg Hansen <spam05 [at] zz9.dk> wrote:
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>>>>>The cats start to bother me when they're in boxes and you don't know
>>>>>whether they're dead or alive.
>>>>>Ask Uncle Lloyd..
>>>>>K.
>>>>
>>>>In contrast, practically all the cats that have ever bothered me were
>>>>very easily determinable as living.
>>>
>>>You really dared open the box?
>>>
>>>Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
>> I only put dead cats in boxes!
>>
> I only put plastic and ceramic cats in boxes!
I don't have a cat, even less one made from plastic or ceramic :-)
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #195657 ] |
Mo, 09 Januar 2006 16:11 |
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Kenny Hutchings <askmenicely [at] dodgeit.com> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> In article <43bc1a41$0$2097$edfadb0f [at] dtext02.news.tele.dk>,
> news [at] kaarefc.dk says...
>> Rasmus Bøg Hansen wrote:
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>> <best>
>>
>> > You really dared open the box?
>> >
>> > Was it some german who had the cat put in teh box?
>>
>> Don't think so, the name of the label didn't sound German. Something
>> like Pandora or something...
>>
>
> I think we accidentally strayed on-topic there for a moment, didn't we?
> Schrodinger's Cat was mentioned in DGHDA, IIRC.
I am pretty sure you are on topic there!
> Don't let it happen again. Bad things might occur. :D
Sorry, Mister K.
*puts the box in the cellar*
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I swear, I didn't feed them anything inappropriate..., but somehow the
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #199679 ] |
Mo, 09 Januar 2006 22:06 |
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Rasmus "Bøg" Hansen wrote:
>: I am pretty sure you are on topic there!
>:
>: > Don't let it happen again. Bad things might occur. :D
There really should be a NG for core OT topics, although I'm not sure how
it'd actually work.
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #199680 ] |
Di, 10 Januar 2006 01:36 |
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"Peter Andersen" <don't bother [at] hotmail.com> hit the keyboard.
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> Rasmus "Bøg" Hansen wrote:
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>>: I am pretty sure you are on topic there!
>>:
>>: > Don't let it happen again. Bad things might occur. :D
>
> There really should be a NG for core OT topics, although I'm not sure how
> it'd actually work.
Isn't TFTSNBN for that?
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #199687 ] |
Di, 10 Januar 2006 19:43 |
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Rasmus "Bøg" Hansen wrote:
>: > There really should be a NG for core OT topics, although I'm not
>: > sure how it'd actually work.
>:
>: Isn't TFTSNBN for that?
I guess it'd have to be, but this seemed like a more appropiate place for my
comment..:)
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| Re: Something that has just occurred to me [message #199697 ] |
Do, 12 Januar 2006 00:15 |
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"Peter Andersen" <don't bother [at] hotmail.com> hit the keyboard.
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
> Rasmus "Bøg" Hansen wrote:
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>>: > There really should be a NG for core OT topics, although I'm not
>>: > sure how it'd actually work.
>>:
>>: Isn't TFTSNBN for that?
>
> I guess it'd have to be, but this seemed like a more appropiate place for my
> comment..:)
In my afda time off-topic posts have never been unwelcome ;-)
Except for spam and insavions of course...
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| Re: [B] Something that has just occurred to me [message #199705 ] |
Do, 12 Januar 2006 19:10 |
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Kenny Hutchings wrote:
> In article <87irsq2w6y.fsf [at] grignard.amagerkollegiet.dk>, spam05 [at] zz9.dk
> says...
>
>>>>: Isn't TFTSNBN for that?
>>>
>>>I guess it'd have to be, but this seemed like a more appropiate place for my
>>>comment..:)
>>
>>In my afda time off-topic posts have never been unwelcome ;-)
>>
>>Except for spam and insavions of course...
>
> Stuart and Greg used to make special efforts to bemoan off-topic
> posting, and occasionally I'd find myself defending them before smacking
> myself round the head and turning on Stuart with my wrath instead.
Did Greg? I remember him defending Stuart, but as far as I remember he
was off topic a lot of the time himself.
<snip>
> Perhaps we could start doing like rhod do and insisting that anyone
> mentioning anything with any relevance to DNA should put an [OT] (on-
> topic) tag in the subject line, so those of us used to irrelevant
> nonsense aren't suddenly jarred by something starkly and obviously
> pertinent. :D
I thought we had agreed on colour-coding the posts?
The initial letter of the color indicating the type of post:
[B] Blue Relevant posts
[B] Brown Irrelevant posts
[B] Black Really irrelevant posts
[B] Beige Extremely irrelevant posts
[B] Burgundy Almost, but not entirely, unlike on-topic posts
[B] Bilberry Posts which miss by a mile
[B] Blanc Posts several light years off-topic
.... or something, according to the froup home page. There are even
variations:
[B] Black Repetitive crap
[B] Black On-topic posts
[B] Brown Off-topic posts
[B] Blue On-topic posts
[B] Blue Pythonesque cascades
[B] Bisque Crossposts
[B] Beige Posts about Ford Prefect (because Carole's Dad had a beige
Ford Prefect)
[B] Beige Stuff about computers
[B] Beige Redundant questions
[B] Beige Obscure references
[B] Burnt Sienna Obligatory references
and finally...
[B] Burgundy Meta-posts, such as those discussing tagging schemes
I have marked this post with [B] for Burgundy in both meanings.
Where is Carole anyway?
Best
Kåre
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Fr, 13 Januar 2006 01:41 |
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Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>: [B] Burgundy Meta-posts, such as those discussing tagging schemes
I find this strangely reasonable.
Any ideas on how to apply this to other areas of social interaction?
(All I can come up with just now is answering machines, but i'd probably
need the right angle for it to work)
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| Re: [B] Something that has just occurred to me [message #199708 ] |
Fr, 13 Januar 2006 06:14 |
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"Peter Andersen" <don't bother [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43c6f720$0$12399$456a7185 [at] news.cirque.dk...
> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>>: [B] Burgundy Meta-posts, such as those discussing tagging schemes
>
> I find this strangely reasonable.
> Any ideas on how to apply this to other areas of social interaction?
> (All I can come up with just now is answering machines, but i'd probably
> need the right angle for it to work)
Would it have to be a right angle?
Because if you're not too fussy I have a small selection of acute angles
and maybe an obtuse one about 103degrees possibly....
Jamie Yardley
** If all the world's a stage, I'm the guy who opens the curtains...**
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| Re: [B] Something that has just occurred to me [message #199709 ] |
Fr, 13 Januar 2006 15:18 |
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"Jamie Yardley" <jamie [at] yardley00.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dq7cvm$p1t$1 [at] news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
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> "Peter Andersen" <don't bother [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:43c6f720$0$12399$456a7185 [at] news.cirque.dk...
>> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>>>: [B] Burgundy Meta-posts, such as those discussing tagging schemes
>>
>> I find this strangely reasonable.
>> Any ideas on how to apply this to other areas of social interaction?
>> (All I can come up with just now is answering machines, but i'd probably
>> need the right angle for it to work)
>
> Would it have to be a right angle?
> Because if you're not too fussy I have a small selection of acute angles
> and maybe an obtuse one about 103degrees possibly....
Could I have an acutely ugly angle please?
Or maybe a rough jute.
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"And yet the motives of women are so inscrutable . . . Their most trivial
action may mean volumes, or their most extraordinary conduct may depend upon
a hairpin or a curling-tongs." - Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the
Second Stain".
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