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Boo hoo

Sorry. Do you have to start another thread with a picture...?

I don't really spend enough time on here to pick up certain stuff....Some guy told me not to repost yesterday. He made me cry.

I had changed it !! Boo hooo.

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:46, archived)

again with the thread wasting

The reply button is your friend

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:47, archived)

I AM REALLY SORRRRY! I started a new thread. Turning computer off...running away from house....

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:47, archived)

Hooligans

I am a retard. But I now know how to reply.

Thanks for ya patience. Whoops!

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:48, archived)

just need to work out which one to reply to now ;)

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GR33DY, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:49, archived)

stay, it works like this...

post a new message if the content is
a) a picky that you made
b) a funny link that has not been posted lots already, (if you are unsure, the subject should be somthing like "might be a glasscock but..")

press the reply button to respond to a post.

if you wish to post a question or somthing of minor importance, find a thread that already has a couple of responses, and reply with the subject of your message "threadjack"

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Happyperson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:53, archived)

bloody yes!

[Edit]mumbemumblepushedmyfearthingyoffthepagemumblemumble[/Edit]

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GR33DY, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:48, archived)

the most important rule is,

there are no rules

*nods sagely*

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isthisyou?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:49, archived)

There is no law...

...against starting a new thread without a picture, but bear in mind that the board only holds 20 threads at a time.

Every new post pushes something else into the archive.

Not so important when the board is slow, but at peak times everything moves pretty fast as it is.

Try only ever starting a new thread if you have something of great importance/interest otherwise you can always hijack another thread.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:49, archived)

holy week is too depressing

they should replace easter with a version of happy days

monday, tuesday, happy days, thursday, friday, happy days. sunday! what a day! jesus has rose again! he is our looor-or-or-or-or-d loor-or-or-or-od!

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bananaman, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:52, archived)

there there its ok

usually you should only start new threads with new (or improved) versions of pictures, or a link to something original, like a flash movie or interesting site that you think we haven't seen before. Very late at night, e.g. 3 in the morning, when there's nothing happening, people look more favorably on text threads, and reposts, but during the day, its generally frowned upon.

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Or is it?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:50, archived)

and a side note to the regulars,

perhaps it is time we updated the FAQ to include a board ettiquette section

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Or is it?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:52, archived)

b3ta is a friendly place. a new person taking a couple of threads ain't so bad? it is the evening, after all. calm down every one. and an ettiquette bit in the faq ain't very fluffy is it? i might not have stayed when i first arrived if i'd seen something like that.

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bananaman, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:54, archived)

I agree...

...I mean - it's only a stupid bloody picture message board thing.

It's not a life or death situation, is it?

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:55, archived)

pictures?

i'm actually blind. what have i been doing here all this time?

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bananaman, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:57, archived)

Feeling your way around...

...trying to find the exit?

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:01, archived)

hey nananman

guess what - we reached 1001001 posts today!
mnb098mnb was the lucky fellow.

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:02, archived)

that palindrome

excites me greatly.

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bananaman, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:04, archived)

well I'm not talking about a hard DO's and DON'T's list,

just a general reminder/suggestion, as fluffy as possible, that only 20 threads fit on a page, so it is better to post a text message as a reply in an already used thread, and to try and keep the number of reposts down.

that information is in the faq, so its not like we're yelling at people, but i don't know how many people read that when they sign up. a short paragraph to that effect, when you sign up would still be fluffy, though, and effective

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Or is it?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:14, archived)

Well...

...it should include not jumping down the throat of inexperienced users who haven't been here long enough to know the unwritten rules.

You've got to start somewhere you know.

I DON'T WANT NO RULES

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:54, archived)

although

if you've been here for 130+ days, you should know your way around. And this was dealt with quite patiently, really.

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GR33DY, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:56, archived)

Well...

...I was a member for ages befoe I posted anything.

I used to just look at the front page when I was bored at work.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:58, archived)

most people do

because there are only 20 threads on this page, and we like to see most of them as pictures (because people spend quite a lot of time making them you see). every texty post that come along pushes someone's lovely work into the archive...

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rogan, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:50, archived)

unless

its pushing off another text-only thread...

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kitty meow meow, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:04, archived)

Arrgh The Fear

Can someone tell me where 'the fear' comes from - That funny two headed monster makes me laugh. A lot. But I don't know what it is...arrgh

?

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:43, archived)

Croydon,

the fear comes from Croydon. it's originally from Carshalton

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munkt0n, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:44, archived)

It comes...

...from the very bowels of the earth.

Or Spacefish made it up, I'm not sure which.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:44, archived)

eh up Bob

not watching the match?

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Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:45, archived)

I support Falkirk...

...so that's a bit like watching the Scotland team every week.

In performance and result terms anyway.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:46, archived)

I'm watching Coronation Street now

and Curly just said, "Be careful, there's a lot of Lezzies out there!"
honest

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Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:48, archived)

Yes - be careful...

...or they will kidnap you and taunt you with their Lezzer ways.

Hopefully.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:50, archived)

hell

or maybe hull

(kebab, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:44, archived)

hull on earth ?

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--- ---, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:48, archived)

i've unfortunately never

been to hull-I live in wrexham which is the arsehole of the UK :(

(kebab, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:49, archived)

You really havn't been to hull

then...

(Seaneeboy, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:54, archived)

Never-search for wrexham on google or find it on www.theworldsbiggesteverdropinclinic.com

(kebab, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:55, archived)

Rochdale

is apparently the nostril. It's a bit of a hole.

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St3cks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:05, archived)

Try here...

www.flibz.com/m2.5/dictionary.cfm

ALso, try jacking other threads for these questions, rather than posting a new one...

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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:44, archived)

it is a figment

of spacefish's overcolourful imagination. For it was he who made him and deserveth the credit.

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Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:45, archived)

spacefish created Croydon

and half the 1932 crew of the SS Misississipi

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munkt0n, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:46, archived)

some would say croydon created me

but it wasn't. it was me mum and dad.

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spacefish bong!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:51, archived)

eww... too much info.

...while talking with my older sister recently, she was telling me of a family holiday shortly before I was born.

"In fact", she said, "That's probably when you were conceived.."

I didn't need to know that.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:57, archived)

Just feel sorry for kids nowadays

one day they'll probably find at the top of their parent's wardrobe their birth tape and conception tape in a special box set.

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:05, archived)

Just knowing...

...it was in St Andrews is bad enough for me.

*shudders*

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:07, archived)

dunno

jack threads don't waste them

Oooh footy footy footy! from Sunderland! (makes a change!)

I used to work there!

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:45, archived)

you used to work there?

you poor thing you

(flashman1234, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:48, archived)

hey!

I liked it!
I didn't like the visiting fans and nearly got my head kicked in after 2 liverpool fans came up to the executive boxes to have a fight with the guests in the box I was looking after, stupid me asked them if they had ID to be on our floor and they threatened to kick the crap outta me!

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:54, archived)

i did a transcendental doodle of doom, with ouija boards and candles and stuff

i posted the results on the board, and pickledpizza freaked out and started yelling "AAARGH! THE FEAR!"

and it has remained ever since. it scares me, it does...

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spacefish bong!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:46, archived)

They are in fact

the spawn of Zogdor! Destroyer of Worlds and Devourer of Fluffy Bunnies!

(Kimbo, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:21, archived)

We're all going on a .......

.......fluffy holiday....

embiggen

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Tedmus, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:42, archived)

I do like that!

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barnesy, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:44, archived)

yay!

nicely fluffied!

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spacefish bong!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:53, archived)

aww...

i want to go too... :-)

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eclectech is older but no wiser, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:53, archived)

They have standards you know!

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:40, archived)

That's

Nifty

Woo!

(Seaneeboy, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:56, archived)

awww

I love that word nifty

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:58, archived)

I'm behind the times....

Found this in an old newsletter.... Anyone care to translate? ^_^
This could end badly.

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:39, archived)

it's IKEAs

singing catalogue

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munkt0n, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:42, archived)

I'm behind the couch

Does this 2p wrapped in fluff belong to anyone?

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Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:42, archived)

I don't know who the money belongs to...

...but the fluff is mine.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:43, archived)

I think translating that would take away the charm!

That's nice!

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:44, archived)

You know...

You're probably right about that. I like it a lot whether I know what they are saying or not. Moo! Yay!

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:46, archived)

well i know part of it goes

"ja-da ja-da jada jada jing jing jing" in english. you could try a google search for those lyrics

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Or is it?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:47, archived)

Translate?

How, should the pictures be different in America?

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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:47, archived)

I have gained...

the power of the animated gif .

much sickness to come......mwa ha ha ha ha ha .

ta 4 the help by the way ; )

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--- ---, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:34, archived)

does she know she's got

an evil knee?

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:35, archived)

he dammit , HE!!!!

don't get him angry .

his knee will spit fire at you like frikin' lasers

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--- ---, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:36, archived)

ROOOOOONALDO!

It's a reflection off the camera.

COUGH

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:38, archived)

nah,

definitely a she

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:39, archived)

hold on....

I'll take a look

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--- ---, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:41, archived)

Yup

It's a boy allright .
he gets dressed like a girl by his parents .
you know .

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--- ---, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:42, archived)

He?

So young and yet so confused

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Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:39, archived)

I was

going to ask how you made the light effect, but there has been too many 'how do you do this? how do you do that?' posts today

so, i'll simply say Woo!

(flashman1234, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:38, archived)

flashman

it's using a particular set of filters in photoshop or another image manipulation program.
Under 'render->lighting effects' in photoshop filters for example.

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:40, archived)

ooh

cheers fnord mate. is it your birthday, or did i dream that?

(flashman1234, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:45, archived)

It's not for another few months,

But today has seen a couple of big checkpoints pass on the b3ta board.

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:50, archived)

how do you say woo?

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Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:40, archived)

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

rather good though

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mrbongo sweating like a formicophiliac on I'm a celebrity, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:41, archived)

To Celebrate the Release of 'The Tripped out Adventures of Bob Hoskins' on DVD...

We're giving away a FREE 'Bob Hoskins' Ballistic Barn Dance' Poster with every copy!

(Johnny2 Harrumph!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:30, archived)

mad mad

and i like mad

(Harry Monk, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:31, archived)

you my friend

are crazy

(kebab, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)

NUTTER

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Obz Click, ting, stamps, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:05, archived)

Hello evening folks.

Just popped in to let you know that Talent is an Asset
/repost spamming filthy hoor

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Fat Boab of dailyreckless.com fame, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:27, archived)

Patrick moore playing a Xylophone!

Yesss!

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EvS, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:29, archived)

pa pa pa pa pa

patrick!

anyone got the link to that? i haven't come across it in the spazz so far.
(edit) yay, got it
www.b3ta.co.uk/patrickmoore/

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Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:39, archived)

that's great!

woo for sparks, and the second best song ever about albert einstein!

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Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:30, archived)

Einstien-a-go-go clearly

being Number 1

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:31, archived)

aaaaar, in the

top ten possibly. i was thinking of Hermann Loves Pauline

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Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:38, archived)

What about

'Einsteins Theory Of Relativity For The Common Man'?

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:41, archived)

my knowledge

of einstein based songs is obviously lacking

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Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:46, archived)

wooyays

That is a truly woosome song. It's stuck in my head now.

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so long and thanks for all the fish, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:40, archived)

why don't you clean out my ear

then?

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:41, archived)

Zippedy Doo Dah

Wip

(Johnny2 Harrumph!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:35, archived)

US BOMBS fall on baghdad for a 14th night...

Punk rock humour.

Hummous Hummous Hummous

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:21, archived)

YAY fo the US Bombs

My punk ex girlfriend unknowingly met them twice and made fun of them both times
100% FACT
She went to one of their their shows and while walking around the town before the show, the US Bombs hit on her and the friends she was with, they turned them down. then the exact same thing happened again at a different show.

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Or is it?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)

Roy Pikey Spikey

I love stories like that. A friend's sister was once hit on by Roy Keane. "Don't you know who I am?" he said. That was when he was still at Notts Forest. I hate roy Keane. Damn Gypo.

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:40, archived)

Goldie

pushed me once

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isthisyou?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:51, archived)

That misprinted book of facts has a lot to answer for in my education

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mrbongo sweating like a formicophiliac on I'm a celebrity, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:21, archived)

That

Is indeed Woo.
and yes..... Yay as well.

(Angelblood, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:23, archived)

woo to you

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Happyperson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:26, archived)

WAR - the new gameshow with big cash prizes!

(sanchosser, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:19, archived)

umm

sand (in large crater form)?

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_null_, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:20, archived)

heh heh heh heh

on a small, sad thread jacking moment - Edwin Starr has died

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:20, archived)

if that's truth

i shall cry
(and buy shares in his record label quickly)

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_null_, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:22, archived)

It is true

apparently he's just been in the studion re-recording War, he was planning to re-release it as a protest

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:26, archived)

And now on BBC1 it's time for this week's

dog in a coat.

(Made by Andy K at www.b4ta.com/)

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:30, archived)

and there was much rejoicing

YAY

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Or is it?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:34, archived)

If only I could find the shape zoo

with rectangle rat and circular swan and more all the the same tune as that.

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:36, archived)

nooooo

start conspiracy theories about him being knocked off by the government because of his anti war song

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Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:22, archived)

Really???

Nooooooo
sniffle, raising glass

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Gotham9k, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:23, archived)

he died last week didn't he??

xtra factoid.. he's Adam F's (rather good drum & bass DJ) Dad

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Darkedge, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:24, archived)

er...

alvin stardust?

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zerolicious, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:25, archived)

damn

you are right - now i feel a twat..

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Darkedge, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 20:11, archived)

Adam Faith???

Wow...

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Gotham9k, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:27, archived)

I'm going to go with

"shit", Terry.

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Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:20, archived)

wahey

like it like it

(Harry Monk, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:20, archived)

Heh Heh Heh.

(Mr Flibble, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:22, archived)

I'll go with

Mother f... oh wait that'd be blankety bank wouldn't it?

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Penile, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:23, archived)

After something that happened earlier

involving a lack of FAQ in Afrikaans, I thought I'd make an image-posting guide that transcends language barriers.

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_null_, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:18, archived)

ooh

that's well good that. Do we have permission to repost that for new people?

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Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:23, archived)

indeed

full bandwidth abuse rights are granted to all.

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_null_, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:23, archived)

wooplah

or somesuch.

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Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:27, archived)

The font..

it burns..it burns..!

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EvS, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:28, archived)

right-clicking? are you mad or left handed or both?
speak now and I shall retreat my army of jamjars

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munkt0n, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:38, archived)

My god,

that's pedantic!

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EvS, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:45, archived)

A bit of movement

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beaubodor blogless, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:15, archived)

halfway through

it looks like Jack Nicholson
kinda? maybe?

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Or is it?, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:37, archived)

Furtive was on the run again

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Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:10, archived)

ooh I recognise that guy

members.lycos.co.uk/gummibeard/BarnCollage1024.jpg

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:26, archived)

I'm new. Don't hurt me... yet

Probably been done, yes?

(Angelblood, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:09, archived)

welcome to you!

and arf, it took me quite a while to spot that

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Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:14, archived)

Woo!

Welcome matey-o :)

(Mr Flibble, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:17, archived)

Have a welcome WYH for that

Wheres David Bellamy when you need him

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eh dad, wheres the stella? Parp + Honk = Wibble!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:30, archived)

Question.

Just out of curiosity, what is the legal drinking age in Britain? Oh, and btw, what is the difference between "Britain" and "England"? Aren't they the same thing? Why the two different words? Please help set an ignorant American straight... ^^;;

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:08, archived)

or 17 with a provisional License ;)
Your confusion comes from maps like this I expect www.giervalk.bravepages.com/GreatBritain/Great-Britain-Map-1.jpg

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:09, archived)

ooh

where can i get a provisional drinking license?
fake ID just isn't my thing, you know.

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_null_, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:10, archived)

You need to pass the test

there's a written exam too, if you can write a legible sentence after 5 pints you pass. The hardest part of the test is the getting home part, if you reverse around a corner you fail, you need to get a taxi or call your mom.

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:12, archived)

and of course

the three point turn: Run to toilet, throw up, run back to bar, drink pint

repeat until out of pub.

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_null_, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:14, archived)

Provisional license?

Like a drivers license or is it a special drinking license? :-D

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:10, archived)

That was just a little

joke :)

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:13, archived)

Yeah,

Maps just like that one. I should probably visit sometime... too bad I have no money. And ESPECIALLY no Euros. How hard do you think it is to get a visa around there?

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:15, archived)

you wont get far

on Euros here, sonny jim.
We don't like johnny foreigner.

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Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:18, archived)

Visa as in credit card?

Very easy, I owe thousands
we don't use euros here matey

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Penile, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:21, archived)

didn't know you didn't use the euros. I mean permission to live and work there.

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:28, archived)

No visa for visiting

other than that, get a job first would be the best idea - same as if we wanted to come over there.

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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:37, archived)

just apply for asylum

and live off the state.

I dunno how hard it is, it's bloody dificult to get one to live and work in the US, costs a canny bit as well

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:38, archived)

lesse

age for drinking: 18

england is just part of britain. Britain is made up of england, wales and scotland. the UK is made of Britain and Northern Ireland

/short fat angry welshman

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_null_, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:09, archived)

for the booze

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Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:09, archived)

Meow Meow Meow Meow

England is a country. Scotland is a country. Wales is a country N Ireland is also (depending on who ya speak to) a country. They make up Great Britain.

I think thats right. he he

oh and 18 for the drink

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Pete Donaldson, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:10, archived)

but wales is a principality, not a kingdom

and therefore is not directly a part of the uk (which isn't the same thing as "britain") /needless additional factoid

my advice to any johnny foreigners who don't know which is which, is to get it as wrong as possible. anyone who cares about such matters deserves to be wound up a bit

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spacefish bong!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:15, archived)

So...

Would a person from Scotland be called British? Or Scottish? Or is it Scotch? Gah! The confusion! ::Grabs head and falls over::

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:18, archived)

Someone from Scotland...

...like me is both Scottish and British.

We hold British passports, but we do have a sense of national identity seperate from the rest of the UK (as do the other component countries).

And never, ever call people Scotch - we are Scottish.

Only eggs, whisky and mist can be called Scotch :) Oh... and tape.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:20, archived)

Moop

I will take careful note of that. Around here, some people are considered of "Scotch-Irish" decent... when the scotts moved to ireland for a while (becoming ireland-ized or something) and then moved to America. So what's up with that term?

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:25, archived)

The Scots and Irish...

...are quite closely related. There has always been a lot of migration between the two countries.

Both still have a celtic language (Gaelic) and some parts of Northern Ireland actually speak Scots (it's kind of a Scottish version of English, but too complicated to explain quickly)

Basically the two countries have pretty much the same descendants.

[edit] remember though, it's Scotch Whisky and Irish Whiskey.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:28, archived)

As far as I know

most scottish don't like being called scotch coz that's a drink.
Technically that's of scottish decent because there's no actual Irish blood mixed in (unless there is then basically you'r fucked coz you end up being Ginger, freckly and burn easily)

like me

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:31, archived)

It has nothing to do with Scots (1 T, note) moving to Ireland and then America

rather, it has to do with the Celtic origins of both the scots and the irish, and the inability of Americans to remember words like Celtic due to there not being a Celtland.

You live in the North American continent, but you're a United States citizen. Canadians also live in North America, but they're not Americans, are they? That's about the simplest way of explaining the difference between England and Britain.

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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)

Yeah...

...but celtic also includes the Welsh.

*ducks*

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:35, archived)

Y'know...

I've never heard any american refer to themselves as being of welsh descent...

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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:36, archived)

Hmmmm...

...I am making up the figures slightly, but I believe ther are 14 million Americans of Scottish descent, but arount 18 million who claim to be.

If I had learned to play the bagpipes when I was younger, my uncle could have gotten me a stupid amount of work playing at stuff in America. I would be rolling in it, just for playing at a few highland games and stuff.

Why the fuck did I learn the guitar instead.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:40, archived)

Celts

are also native of Devon & Cornwall

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GR33DY, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:46, archived)

does it?

I didn't know that. I do know that If britain hadn't been invaded so much we'd all be talking like the welsh, they're the true Britons

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:49, archived)

Britain is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The British Isles also includes Southern Ireland.
And considering you bothered to find out, I would say you are 100% less ignorant than most Americans.

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Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:11, archived)

What's this????!

An American that wants to learn? WE NEED MORE!!! BREED, OLD BOY, BREED!!!

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JollyJack - a stench from the past, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:14, archived)

Northern Ireland...

...isn't part of Great Britain. It is part of the UK though.

Look at your passport.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:18, archived)

oops

i don't have a passport.

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Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:19, archived)

Then how do you get back into the country...

...when you smuggle the immigrant labour in?

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:21, archived)

i've got someone on the outside.

Also, I have a few sweatshops I remotely manage.

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Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:26, archived)

does it?

I wasn't aware that the british isles included the rep or ireland, they're gonna be Maaaaaad!

(Janie, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:33, archived)

As far as I know, it's 18.

(Angelblood, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:12, archived)

Oh, ok.

Thanks for the geography lesson... they don't teach us about that stuff in school... we don't really learn about Britain or Russia or SE Asia or Scandinavia or Greenland. There are classes on all the rest though. Kinda silly, really.

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LittleDinosaur, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:13, archived)

Legal drinking=18

Britain is the island, England is the island, excluding Scotland & Wales (unless you are a militant Yorkshire/Cornwall/geordie...)

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Duncan Disorderly, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:14, archived)

You are allowed to drink...

...at age 16 in Britian, but only wine, beer or cider if accompanying a meal in a licensed restaraunt.

Otherwise, as everyone else has said, 18.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:16, archived)

What about a fifth of vodka

and a packet of crisps?

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EvS, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:18, archived)

Depends...

...which part of Glasgow you are in :)

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:18, archived)

I thought wine with meals was 14

not 16

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Captain Nostril, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:20, archived)

Nope...

...its definitely 16.

At least it is round here - may be different in England.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:22, archived)

you can 'drink' at any age really when given it by your parents

you just can't BUY it.

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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:24, archived)

Yes...

...that should be pointed out.

Well done Fnord.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:29, archived)

more points against the US

in my opinion

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kitty meow meow, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)

Why?

same thing applies there - you can DRINK at any age, you just can't BUY until you're 21 (in the majority of states... they're kinda like mini-countries, bound together by a single currency and top-level bureaucracy... this is totally different to Europe, which is bound together by a single currency and top level bureaucracy...)

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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:35, archived)

I don't think that's true.

Anyone who gives an underage person alcohol can get into serious trouble.

And if that isn't really the law, that's what they make it sound like
*brainwashed

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kitty meow meow, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:38, archived)

it's something

like that. Also don't forget that anyone (over the age of 5 i think) can drink in their own home

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Spoon, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:26, archived)

Blimey, when did they put that up?

Anyway its legal to drink from the age of 5,
at home. Although its parents/guardians that get into trouble if you overdo it.

And apparently its legal to buy a child a drink for consumption in a pub garden (which I guess doesn't count as licensed premises)

Also boats are not covered by the licencing laws...

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Captain Nostril, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)

Once you are a certain distance out to sea...

...in international waters, I don't think any laws apply.

...but I still wouldn't risk murder or that, just in case.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:34, archived)

is when you can sit in the front of a car legally
or was my mum telling me fibs?

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Penile, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:25, archived)

That evil

bitch!

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EvS, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:27, archived)

You can sit anywhere in the car...

...provided you have the appropriate restraint for your size.

For anyone under 14, it is the driver's responsibility to make sure you are wearing a seatbelt.

After that it's your own call, but also your own fine if you are caught.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)

Scotland lose at football

most of the time.

England don't lose as often apart from tonight when they get their arses kicked.

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beaubodor blogless, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:18, archived)

...

...First part - sadly true.

...second part - hopefully so.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:23, archived)

and all britons are united in believing that their team is the best

and being hideously wrong

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spacefish bong!, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:23, archived)

Except the Scots...

..of course :)

We know we are shit, but watch it anyway.

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Mystery_Bob, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:25, archived)

I adopt the Doctor Who pose

when watching the footie or rugby these days.

/settee

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beaubodor blogless, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:32, archived)

Rude Colin

(Harry Monk, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:02, archived)

is that shopped?

its actually a nice photo!

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whizzbang, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:07, archived)

yep...

slight mistake in shadow... shhhh

who ever took the photo had drawn a differnet kind of bone

(Harry Monk, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:09, archived)

didn't notice!

well shopped!

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whizzbang, Wed 2 Apr 2003, 19:10, archived)

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