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Rik Mayall[^]
Quote: And the grown-ups will say "But why are the kids crying?" And the kids will say "Haven't you heard? Rik is dead! The People's Poet is dead".
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
modified 9-Jun-14 11:21am.
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With friendly greetings,
Eric Goedhart
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R.I.P. My favorite comedy actor. There goes my idea for the "Old Ones" sitcom.  
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To finish -
Rick [with a silent P: This house will become a shrine, and punks and skins and rastas will all gather round and hold their hands in sorrow for their fallen leader. And all the grown-ups will say, "But why are the kids crying?" And the kids will say, "Haven't you heard? Rick is dead! The People's Poet is dead!"
And then one particularly sensitive and articulate teenager will say, "Other kids, do you understand nothing? How can Rick be dead when we still have his poems?"
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Take a drink when:
-Jack disobeys orders
-Someone helps Jack by disobeying orders
-Jack is captured
-Jack escapes
-Jack’s [wife, daughter, girlfriend, friend] is captured (++1 drink for each subsequent capture)
-Jack’s [wife, daughter, girlfriend, friend] escapes (++1 drink for each subsequent escape)
-Someone Jack trusted turns out to be the bad guy/gal
-Jack says: “DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?”
-Jacks says "DAMN IT"
-Jack travels by car anywhere in Los Angeles in less than 30 minutes
-Jack survives an attack of commandos using assault rifles with only a handgun.
-Someone uses the word “hostile”
PS. I sure hope Bauer saves London from the terrorist drone attack.[^]
What we got here is a failure to communicate
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I love the idea of the new season. I really want to see Bauer have to deal with the congestion charge, or cope with a belligerent bus driver. Never mind the 8 million traffic lights and 200 million roadworks. And how he'll cope with the change over at Bank is anybodys guess.
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Yes, but if anyone can do it, Jack can . . . 
What we got here is a failure to communicate
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But he'll still be able to get from one side to the other in no time, and find somewhere to park when he gets there. 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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The only solution[^] used by other (anonymous) Codeproject members.
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Nueman wrote: Take a drink when:
Or when you watch the show.
Still no drinking for me.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Euler[^]
An expensive book, granted, but the Kindle Edition should not be anything like that price!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Why not?
The market is pretty small, and they have to recoup their investment in converting a 240 year old work into electronic form.
Surely you as a confirmed capitalist, conservative, and accountant would not begrudge them the right to a profit, and to charge what market forces dictate?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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It is out of copyright, Euler has been dead so very long!
I also get your argument, but it is not the same.
Once digitised it is done, so a reasonable price of say £10 would be acceptable.
And yes, there is the capitalist argument that they can price it how they want.
I also will be a capitalist and not buy it at that price!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: so a reasonable price of say £10 would be acceptable.
And suppose they only sell 10 copies.
Do you think £100 covers the costs involved?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Dalek Dave wrote: £10 would be acceptable
Let say Amazon invested $5000 to make the electronic form. With the 5 books a year selling speed (and it's light speed for Euler's book - I remember learning his calculus  ) it will take a 100 year to get the investment back!!! Amazon can't afford that!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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I remember Amazon's original marketing strategy:
"We lose on every sale but we make up for it in volume." (Amongst Others^)
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Quote: Gift-wrap available.
Wow, now I know what to send you!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Yep! It's written on Amazons' page...See for yourself...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Gift sold separately. 
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"Gift" is something that always confuses me, knowing that it is the german term for "poison". 
The console is a black place
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Poison is French for Fish.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: Poison is French for Fish.
Nope. Poisson is French for Fish.
The console is a black place
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And château gratin is cat with cheese...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Alright. Now I need to wipe the monitor again 
The console is a black place
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