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Some years ago someone wrote a letter to one of the newspapers here:
Quote: Sir,
I have just heard the last cuckoo of summer. Is this a record?
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The Last Bug
Lou Ellen Davis wrote: “But you're out of your mind,” They said with a shrug.
“The customer's happy; What's one little bug?”
But he was determined. The others went home.
He spread out the program, Deserted, alone.
The cleaning men came, The whole room was cluttered
With memory-dumps, punch cards. “I'm close,” he muttered.
The mumbling got louder, Simple deduction,
“I've got it, it's right, Just change one instruction.”
It still wasn't perfect, As year followed year,
And strangers would comment, “Is that guy still here?”
He died at the console, Of hunger and thirst.
Next day he was buried, Face down, nine-edge first.
And the last bug in sight, An ant passing by,
Saluted his tombstone, And whispered, “Nice try.”
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Quote: Next day he was buried, Face down
I thought it might be headed in this direction:
When my work is finished
And my time on Earth has passed
I hope they bury me upside down
So my critics can kiss my...
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Ah, yes. The science is settled.
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"You might be singing a different tune if you take Hugh's side in an argument at The Now Show. (12)"
For any non-Radio 4 listeners, the link would have informed you that The Now Show comprises Hugh Dennis & Steve Punt.
So, if you took Hugh's side in an argument, you might be CONTRAPUNTAL - "singing a different tune"
Sorry 
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I had no idea whatsoever ... and the link didn't help, since it didn't indicate any competition, or that the "teams" were fixed at Dennis vs Punt:
Episode 3
Steve Punt and Gareth Gwynn present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
Episode 4
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
Episode 5
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
Episode 6
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Headline states:
The Now Show
Radio 4
Comedy sketches and satirical comments from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests
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Mmmm...
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Rich Leyshon wrote: CONTRAPUNTAL - "singing a different tune"
Contrapuntal doesn't mean 'singing a different tune'. It would mean setting multiple melodies into a single musical score.
A poetic puzzler might interpret this as a second answer to the clue. 
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Without wishing to appear bullish, singing two or more melodies would be counterpoint and they are by definition different ...
Cambridge dictionary[^]
I will stick to simple and well defined standards tomorrow and expect a prompt solution!!!
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The woman shouts "Shouldn't! Wouldn't! Didn't!"
A nurse tries to help the woman, but she can't make sense of what she's saying.
The woman now goes "Can't! Won't! Don't!"
The nurse is very confused and calls in the help of a doctor.
Again, the woman shouts "Let's! I'm! Isn't!"
The doctor hears this and says "Quickly nurse, admit this patient. She's having contractions."
Ba dum tsss... And I'll let myself out again.
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All the goodwill built up by a distinguished member, ruined so easily. 
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I must confess I'm pushing the limits to see how far I can go! 
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I'd say that he's just confirming the Dutch reputation - good business men, lousy comedians.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Did you expect a good joke without paying up front? 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Thank you - I need the laugh.
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I was imagining the shouts in a rhythmic, gasping, out of breath way (a la Meg Ryan restaurant scene in Harry met Sally) that made the punch line hit even harder.
Thumbs up.
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I love the smell of socially acceptable chemical dependency in the morning. ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Haven't drank it regularly in years but I still love the smell of it.
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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It's 5:53 am and mine is ready to pour. Yum yum yum.
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I've had no milk and too lazy AF to go out to get some (across the street), I've been out of coffee and Chai for the week.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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Keep it up and you'll discover you don't need either in another week.
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It's always sad  when one of us dies.
Software Zen: delete this;
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