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Hey Nish that's insulting to all of us fat f*cks
... having only that moment finished a vigorous game of Wiff-Waff and eaten a tartiflet. - Henry Minute
I'm still looking (eagerly) for wisdom in terms of best practices in OO design; and I doubt I'll ever quit looking. - BillWoodruff
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning. - gavindon
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So - they get an extra seat for free . . . and the rest of us have to pay heavy fees if our luggage is a bit heavy.
Sounds sensible to me.
Canada's court is just trying to push the Flying Fat Nudist agenda.
| "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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Why do we (in the U.S.) have only 2-3 people to choose from for President, yet their are 50 contestants for Miss American?
 Certainly, though, I'm glad there's no Swimsuit Competition in the Presidential Election... 
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I really, really wish you hadn't put the image of Donald Trump in a mankini in my head... 
And now as punishment, it's in yours... 
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OriginalGriff wrote: Trump in a mankini
And now I'm wondering what a trump in a mankini would sound like?
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Probably about as idiotic and arrogant as one in a suit.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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In the UK, "trump"[^] is slang for "to pass wind" - so you are probably right as well! 
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Ah, thanks. 
I figured there was probably something lost in the translation from English to English, since he didn't capitalize 'trump'.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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How do you people in the UK play Hearts (card game)?
Player 1 (American): What's trump?
Player 2 (Britisher): The bean dip
Player 1 : No, what suit is...
Seriously, what is the trump suit called in card games in UK?
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The only times I've seen anyone in the UK playing Hearts, it's on a computer...
And the "popular" games that involve Trump suits (like Bridge) are generally only played by people who would never admit to having a hole between their buttocks!
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MacSpudster wrote: Thought of the Weak Strong
FTFY. US is the 'Strongest' country in the world.
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It depends on how you measure "Strong".
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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The average Miss American contestant would probably make a better president as well
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Why? Haven't recent U.S. presidents pursued World Peace?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Because for important decisions, it is easier to present a binary option, with both radiobuttons returning the same value. Once the people 'decide', they'll have to accept that 'choice' for a few years.
Other countries make it even more easy by providing only one option to choose.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Because to be president you have to be able to afford advertising. Doesn't really matter who or what you stand for either, you just have to be on TV a lot to win.
Jeremy Falcon
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OK, yer actually answering the question to a joke post...
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Joke posts don't have a rant icon, duh.
Jeremy Falcon
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Because it cost a whole lot less to enter Miss American! You live in a plutocracy, my friend. Suck it up!
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I think the biggest objection I have to WinX, once the installation and update woes are done, is the boring, flat, nearly unusable UI. Who tested this and said, "Yes, this is the way to go". Were they those people who have that strange colourblindness that only lets them see in black and white? Do these people only live in houses painted all white, with white carpets and white, vinyl furniture and white painted shelving and other furniture? ...and if they own a dog, or more likely a cat, it's a white one - with long fluffy fur that needs a lot of maintenance?
I hereby start a campaign to bring back Colour and the Aero interface to Windows. Who's with me? Torches and pitchforks can be picked up at the lumberyard!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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I played with the Win 10 Preview in a VM for a while about a year ago. I seem to recall MS bringing back Aero in an abbreviated form near the end.
Did that survive to the GM? Or are you looking for more Aero?
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Did that survive to the GM?
It didn't.[^] I suspect the original reasons of making windows look the same on all platforms (including those that never had glass); and the extra GPU load from transparency having a non-trivial hit on battery life (IIRC 5-10%) kept it dead in W10.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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