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by MarkN
Thu 05 Oct, 2006 17.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Nooo! What have they done!
Replies: 22
Views: 7180

Antz wrote:At least they've kept the lyrics to the theme tune...
Old version:
When he hears the fire bell clang,
Fireman Sam is there on time...

New version:
When he hears that fire alarm,
Sam is always cool and calm...
by MarkN
Tue 26 Sep, 2006 19.52
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Why has this thread been renamed?!
Replies: 38
Views: 8828

‽ What the heck is that, and why do you do it? Looks like a perfectly ordinary, common or garden interrobang to me. What's the problem‽ Indeed—(Em Dash)Is there a problem‽(Interrobang!) Sorry, does using the proper punctuation, like '‽' as opposed to '?!', or a dash as opposed to a hypen-minus, or ...
by MarkN
Sun 24 Sep, 2006 11.48
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: 'Ms.N.'/'Windows Live'
Replies: 13
Views: 4056

Re: 'Ms.N.'/'Windows Live'

Rob Del Monte wrote:What do you think?
I think that you're a 'troll'.
Rob Del Monte wrote:What is wrong with ... 'Microsoft Windows Media XP'?
People may confuse the OS with Windows Media Player.
by MarkN
Wed 20 Sep, 2006 14.38
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Why do people...
Replies: 5
Views: 1619

Rob Del Monte wrote:i use an interobang ('‽'.) :-D!
Please stop. It's very 'irritating'.
by MarkN
Tue 29 Aug, 2006 07.42
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: VHS - is it dead?
Replies: 18
Views: 4926

I'm one of those people who don't always put the disc back in its sleeve - the same as I didn't put VHS tapes back in their boxes. While it doesn't particularly harm tapes, it seems to be death to discs. Back in the early days of CD-ROMs, quite a few CD drive manufacturers decided to make drives th...
by MarkN
Thu 17 Aug, 2006 17.47
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Today's terrrr stuff
Replies: 42
Views: 9730

An interesting article on The Register website:

Mass murder in the skies: was the plot feasible?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/17 ... rror_labs/
by MarkN
Tue 25 Jul, 2006 11.09
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: VISA refreshes its logo .... at long last!!
Replies: 9
Views: 4751

Hymagumba wrote:mine has no delta logo on it. Just the big old visa logo and debit card
The Delta brand has been/is being phased out, I believe. Just like Switch, but without the penguins.
by MarkN
Mon 24 Jul, 2006 08.45
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: A new PC - your essential apps, please
Replies: 13
Views: 3543

cat wrote:Is there a program other than Open Office and the expensive Adobe Acrobat that allows you to print PDF files? On the Mac it is a pretty standard feature in all apps.
http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/ - but don't install the toolbar.
by MarkN
Fri 14 Jul, 2006 14.57
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Why does the MSN Service Status page even exist?
Replies: 38
Views: 8002

Well, I'm now on Yahoo 8 which ought to work between the two. PM me your address on Bill Gates' system and I'll give it a try. Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/partners_msn.php Click the "Join the Beta" link Enter your Yahoo username and password Now you'll be able to add MSN users to you...
by MarkN
Tue 20 Jun, 2006 09.57
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Your claims to fame
Replies: 35
Views: 8944

James Martin wrote:Well I've several radio peeps in the old phone book too... ;)
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Presumably the edition published before they all decided to become ex-directory?