English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

KitΘδς

15:00

We studied mating habits with ones that looked like this.

In college, Animal Behavior class.

Cerberus

Did they get weird-looking young?

KitΘδς

Define weird.

They look like fish spawn.

Cerberus

> X is greater than or equal to Y. Z is lesser than or equal to P.

aedia λ

@KitΘδς Cool!

Cerberus

Does this sound normal?

aedia λ

15:03

It sounds like you accidentally vomited some math?

KitΘδς

@Cerberus Yes.

Wait, no.

Damn it, you tricked me!

Cerberus

Did I?

KitΘδς

It should be "less than" not "lesser than."

aedia λ

"Less than or equal to" is probably more common.

Cerberus

Ah!

Then I am not crazy.

Matt Ellen Д

15:04

this is no proof of that

KitΘδς

Well, it's not that you can't use "lesser than."

Cerberus

I'm not really into math, but "lesser" sounds a bit unusual to me.

@KitΘδς OK.

KitΘδς

Cerberus is a lesser man than I am, when it comes to bedding women, for instance.

aedia λ

I wouldn't be surprised if people do say lesser than, but I'm not sure I've heard it in American English (in math).

Cerberus

@KitΘδς No doubt!

KitΘδς

15:06

But usually "less than" and "greater than."

Especially in math.

Cerberus

@aediaλ I'd only use "lesser" when there is a certain order of things: lesser magic, a lesser man etc.

KitΘδς

Yes. Right.

I think.

Cerberus

Okay, but you would say "lesser" is still acceptable in that sentence?

KitΘδς

Well, it's understandable, but odd. But if you can use "lesser" with ordinals, why not here?

Cerberus

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A: Do we say "… is greater or equal to…" or "… is greater or equal than…"?

None of those are really correct. The correct wording would be: "...is greater than or equal to..." Conversely, if we were discussing the opposite: '...is lesser than or equal to..." In a mathematical formula: X is greater than or equal to Y. Z is lesser than or equal to P. To finish our t...

This answer surprised me a bit.

KitΘδς

15:09

Oh. I hadn't seen that. FF makes me cranky.

Cerberus

Oh I hadn't read his comment yet.

But... it matches my first thought when I read that answer.

KitΘδς

No, no. Now that I think on it, "lesser" really isn't right. Lesser should be paired with a noun.

Matt Ellen Д

"1 is lesser than 2" is not what one would expect to hear

Cerberus

Ah OK.

Then we are all more or less agreed.

Matt Ellen Д

yes

KitΘδς

15:11

"1 is a lesser value than 2"

Cerberus

That sounds a lot better.

Your noun thing seems right.

KitΘδς

So that's an adjective, but not a comparative or something.

Cerberus

Not a comparative?

aedia λ

ngrams.googlelabs.com/…

Matt Ellen Д

dictionary.reference.com/browse/lesser

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

15:12

comparative: a part of speech I never learned?

Cerberus

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Haha.

Good (positive) - better (comparative) - best (superlative).

aedia λ

If you look at just lesser than or equal though, there are some uses, even in papers. It's just dwarfed by "less than or equal."

KitΘδς

@MattEllenД Funny, that says it can be used as an adverb.

Matt Ellen Д

@KitΘδς yeah, that's why I wouldn't expect to hear it, but I wouldn't correct it

Cerberus

@aediaλ Thanks.

KitΘδς

15:14

@Cerberus I was thinking programmatically, as a comparative operator.

Matt Ellen Д

Well, I might correct it - I'm going for the copy editor badge after all

Cerberus

@KitΘδς Eh then I have no idea.

KitΘδς

Dunno if that's an appropriate edit.

Cerberus

@MattEllenД Haha.

Matt Ellen Д

:D

Cerberus

15:15

I think FF's comment is enough.

Matt Ellen Д

yeah

KitΘδς

Speaking of badges, I have a shiny new Gold badge!

My first!

Matt Ellen Д

:O

aedia λ

@KitΘδς Congrats!

Cerberus

Congrats!

bows to the mistress

Matt Ellen Д

15:16

@KitΘδς congrats! that's a tough one

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

nice!

KitΘδς

Sanks. (that's how my son says thanks, and I find it endearing.)

Cerberus

He sounds like a foreigner!

KitΘδς

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Like Foreigner?

Matt Ellen Д

:D

I was thinking of a skit you could do with Foreigner and a guy looking for a group of foreigners

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

15:20

I will not buy this tobacconist, it is scratched.

Matt Ellen Д

@MrShinyandNew安宇 you are in the market for a shop?

oh I see, a reference to Guido Van Rossum

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@MattEllenД yeah, foreigners, and skits, etc

Drop your panties, Sir William; I cannot wait until lunchtime!

KitΘδς

Have you seen my wolverine?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς no

KitΘδς

Sure, sure. You know the Brit sketches, but not the American ones.

Matt Ellen Д

15:36

Americans do humour now?

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KitΘδς

Americans can be funny too!

Matt Ellen Д

Wow! you guys have come a long way, haven't you?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

ok where's it from?

Matt Ellen Д

Since we let you go your own way, all those years ago.

KitΘδς

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Let me see if I can find it.

Cerberus

15:37

@MattEllenД Would you take them back if they asked nicely?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@Cerberus hm, they're kinda tainted now.

Cerberus

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Hmm but a rigorous programme might put them back on the right path?

Matt Ellen Д

@Cerberus They'd have to have shower first, naturally. But once they're attired properly I'm sure we could see to their education. It would have to be a gradual process.

Cerberus

Lots of salutes to the Queen?

KitΘδς

@MrShinyandNew安宇 I can't find it right away. Pretty sure it was one of Andy Kaufman's sketches on Saturday Night Live.

@MattEllenД We've showered? We're not French!

Matt Ellen Д

15:39

@KitΘδς hmmm, but from what I hear about your water...

Cerberus

She is right there.

KitΘδς

@MattEllenД ffppptt (sound of that going over my head)

Cerberus

Very wise.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς I'm with the Americans on this one. They're pretty clean, mostly.

Matt Ellen Д

@KitΘδς Oh, I think Aeida and Fallen were complaining about the quality of tap water in the US

Cerberus

15:41

You have seen the video?

Matt Ellen Д

it sounds dirty in an unpleasant way

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς Kaufman is a bit before my time on SNL. And for some reason the old SNL skits don't seem to have as much traction as python.

Maybe because they're still making new ones

KitΘδς

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Nah, it's the lack of a British accent.

aedia λ

slams head against desk Why do people always break Word in interesting ways and expect me to figure out how to fix it?

Why do I always figure out how to fix it? I need to stop being good at this.

Matt Ellen Д

:)

KitΘδς

15:46

I nearly peed with delight when John Cleese jumped out of his car and said "Right. Well then." then strolled off screen and came running back on with a tree branch and started hitting his car with it. Of course, that was Fawlty Towers.

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But you couldn't do that with an American accent.

No way.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς You get a star, for "peed with delight".

KitΘδς

Piddled might have been more apt.

That's what I get for being American.

Cerberus

@aediaλ Aww... Word is annoying! It always breaks!

KitΘδς

Somebody please do this input validation for me!

Matt Ellen Д

I seem to be able to use word processing packages without them breaking.

@KitΘδς that's what SO is for!

Cerberus

15:48

It pops up message boxes that want to "install" indeterminate things on my computer at random.

Matt Ellen Д

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Q: Is Stack Overflow a code writing service?

I saw a comment to a question about sending data from an iPhone to a PHP webservice that stated Stack Overflow is a code-writing service... At first I was taken aback. It was only a few hours earlier that I had told another user that the SO community is not in the habit of writing librarie...

Cerberus

And those boxes are hard to close too.

KitΘδς

@Cerberus Like that effin' paper clip!

Cerberus

@KitΘδς Don't get me started!

KitΘδς

Who knows html?

Cerberus

15:50

I think I disabled that long ago. Just like the search dog on XP.

I don't.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς Is there a difference between peeing and piddling?

Matt Ellen Д

@KitΘδς yarp - I am writing HTML stuff now

sort of

KitΘδς

What's a fieldset?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς I'm htmling too

<fieldset>?

Matt Ellen Д

@KitΘδς oh, damn it I know this

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

15:51

a container for fields

KitΘδς

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Piddling is what nervous dogs do.

Matt Ellen Д

lol, oh yeah

aedia λ

I knows htmls!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I think it normally renders as a box, with a title in the box if you specify a legend element

Cerberus

> 1879–80 Pearl (1970) 216 Your private parts, or cunny, Should not be let for money, They're only meant to pee with.

KitΘδς

15:52

If I don't include a fieldset, will my validation summary refuse to display?

Matt Ellen Д

@MrShinyandNew安宇 yeah used to "logically group together elements on a form"

@KitΘδς it's not an important thing

aedia λ

I don't think you need a fieldset, no. It's just for grouping.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I think it's just a container, like a div, with special display semantics

Matt Ellen Д

so things should work without it

KitΘδς

Anyone have any guesses why my validation summary refuses to display?

Matt Ellen Д

15:53

demons

javascript typo is usually a culprit

aedia λ

Are you using the w3c validator fun thingie?

KitΘδς

I don't use javascript.

aedia λ

It should tell you reasons.

KitΘδς

Um. No?

Matt Ellen Д

yeah

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

15:53

what kind of validation are you talking about? form field validation?

aedia λ

@KitΘδς validator.w3.org

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

how are you triggering it, and where does your script put its results?

and are you getting any JS errors?

KitΘδς

One of these frigging built-in regex validators.

Matt Ellen Д

could be a problem with your regex?

aedia λ

@KitΘδς You may want this one later jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator

KitΘδς

15:56

@MattEllenД No, the validation is fine. I just can't get it to display the message in the summary. I have the validation groups assigned...

aedia λ

No news is good news?

KitΘδς

It's one of these stupid controls : <asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="RegularExpressionValidator1" />

This is why I hate markup.

If I knew how to write this code, I would do so.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

ah, you're not using html, you're using asp.

KitΘδς

Um, yeah. It was the fieldset thingy I was wondering about for HTML.

I thought that that might be the cause of the summary not displaying.

Matt Ellen Д

so your validator looks something like

<asp:requiredfieldvalidator id="RequiredFieldValidator1"
  controltovalidate="NameTextBox"
  validationgroup="PersonalInfoGroup"
  errormessage="Enter your name."
  runat="Server">
</asp:requiredfieldvalidator>

KitΘδς

16:01

Yep.

Matt Ellen Д

and you have a button or something like

<asp:button id="Button1"
  text="Validate"
  causesvalidation="true"
  validationgroup="PersonalInfoGroup"
  runat="Server" />

but when you click and it's not valid you get no error?

KitΘδς

Oh FFS. I forgot the CausesValidation. Thank you.

Matt Ellen Д

no worries :)

must be off!

KitΘδς

Thanks again, I spend my morning on that.

Bye!

aedia λ

@KitΘδς If it's any consolation, I've just spent quite some time documenting something we're not going to be doing anymore.

KitΘδς

16:06

This is why it's a bad idea to test pages 24/7 trying to meet a deadline.

aedia λ

Why? You found the bug now instead of it still being there along with five others, and having an unsolvable problem...

Now, trying to meet impossible deadlines, I agree that's bad :)

KitΘδς

Fatigue-induced stupidity does not equal "bug," but thank you for your vote of confidence.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς It does, if you check it in.

KitΘδς

:)

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

Well, Sir William failed me, I did indeed wait until lunch time. But I can wait no longer.

Cerberus

16:12

Who's Sir William?

aedia λ

@JSB is here! Hi!

JSBᾶngs

hi, i'm here briefly

KitΘδς

What a stupid validation tool. I have to have a separate validator for each damn box.

JSBᾶngs

@KitΘδς um, isn't that the normal way?

KitΘδς

This one is a number, and this one is a number, and this one is a number....

So stupid. I wrote a number validator for my other pages and just call that function when the textbox loses focus.

Hi @JSB!

JSBᾶngs

16:15

@KitΘδς why wouldn't that work here? write a single number validator, and have all of your per-field validators call into that one

KitΘδς

@JSBᾶngs With one of these type dohickeys? <asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" />

JSBᾶngs

@KitΘδς i don't know the snake framework, so i can't tell you how you'd actually write the markup. but worst case, if every validator really does need to point to its own function, you can just write a one-line wrapper function for each of them that wraps the real validator, which you only have to write once

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/db330ayw(v=vs.71).aspx

^ this suggests that you can get decent validation just by setting the Type property of the CompareValidator

KitΘδς

Meh. I don't script in python here, and these idiotic validators have some built-in thingy.

@JSBᾶngs Well, yes, except you need markup for each and every textbox.

JSBᾶngs

@KitΘδς that's to be expected

KitΘδς

I'm being all complainy about it.

@JSBᾶngs It's redundant and foolish.

JSBᾶngs

16:20

complain away! i would also complain about my job, except that's too boring even for this room

KitΘδς

What? I fell asleep just now when you mentioned your work.

:)

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Why are we even talking about work?

JSBᾶngs

-1

Q: Idiom about a chicken or not?

I faced this phrase when the author wanted to show that nothing is clear - "What, when, why and where did my chicken go?" - what does this phrase with chicken mean? Is it an idiom or not?

idioms

^ too localized?

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Maybe

never heard "What, when, why and where did my chicken go?" In my life.

JSBᾶngs

gosh i love yahtzee

escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/… <-- this was one of his better ones

KitΘδς

16:36

@JSBᾶngs Liked it very much.

Especially the part about the Hessian sack on his head.

JSBᾶngs

16:52

yowza. this jalapeno corn relish i made is killing me with the heat

KitΘδς

Sounds delish.

I had bbq, relish, and dubliner cheese on a hamburger last night. It was awesome!

It's making me drool on my keyboard just thinking about it.

JSBᾶngs

@KitΘδς sounds excellent, possibly except for relish. i assume you mean typical sweet pickle relish, which i hate.

KitΘδς

Sort of, but not really. Wickles relish.

Ever heard of it?

JSBᾶngs

no

what's in it?

KitΘδς

They make a hot relish that is really excellent, but I had the sweet one last night.

Peppers, cider vinegar and sugar.

simsfoods.com/about

It's a sweet relish, but not typical.

JSBᾶngs

16:57

@KitΘδς with peppers as a base, it might work

i dislike pickle relish in general, but i'm willing to be open-minded about a sweet pepper relish

KitΘδς

I think it has pickles in it too.

Well, cucumber pickles, I mean.

But I'm not really sure.

It's certainly worth a try, right?

JSBᾶngs

i saw $48 for relish on that site and just about had a heart attack

then i realized that it's $48/case, not per jar

KitΘδς

Ha ha ha!

It's good, but it's not that good.

JSBᾶngs

jalapeno corn relish is all gone now, and my mouth is on fire

so in other words, good lunch

Vitaly

Hey @JSB, do you by any chance know of a way to view all URLs fetched by Chrome? E.g. I know it's downloading a XML file from somewhere, I can see it in the memory dump, but I can't find it in the page source.

JSBᾶngs

17:05

@Vitaly try poking through the dev tools. i don't know off the top of my head

Vitaly

I can't seem to find its URL in the dump either

Actually, thanks, that looks like it

JSBᾶngs

@Vitaly wrench menu > tools > developer tools > resources is probably the place to look

KitΘδς

Man, I have the worst Billy Joel tune stuck in my head.

►

JSBᾶngs

@KitΘδς i listened to about ten seconds. i hate billy joel

KitΘδς

@JSBᾶngs gasp What? You hate Billy Joel and sweet pickle relish?

JSBᾶngs

17:15

@KitΘδς they go together! as nasty things that other people are inexplicably fond of

KitΘδς

Next you'll say you can't understand the attraction of the Fluffernutter.

@JSBᾶngs (You saw that I declared this the worst Billy Joel tune, right?)

JSBᾶngs

never had one. but it sounds interesting. honey and peanut butter get my approval

@KitΘδς yes. that's why i turned it off after about 10 s

KitΘδς

@JSBᾶngs Never had —? mind = blown.

Bogdan Lataianu

it's compliocated to change the gravatar

Grace Note

But it's worth it!

JSBᾶngs

17:19

@KitΘδς never even heard of it until you mentioned it

KitΘδς

@JSBᾶngs suspiciously Were you raised in a barn by wolves?

JSBᾶngs

@KitΘδς i keep telling you, those were coyotes. coyotes

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I've never heard of Fluffernutter. sounds naughty.

Grace Note

That's just a Peanut Butter and Fluff sandwich, right?

KitΘδς

@MrShinyandNew安宇 WHAT? What is going on? Has reality altered again?

@GraceNote Yes, yes, YES!

Fluffernutter

A fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme. Its name comes from the common use of "Marshmallow Fluff" brand marshmallow creme. It is particularly popular in the Northeastern United States and has been proposed as the official Massachusetts state sandwich. A fluffernutter is made by spreading peanut butter on a slice of white bread, then spreading an equal amount of some kind of marshmallow (small, large or cream) on another slice, and finally combining them together to form a sandwich. Variations of the recipe include wheat bread instead of white, and the...

Grace Note

17:24

Those were delicious. I haven't had them since I was half my age, though.

KitΘδς

My God, I never realized it was a New England phenomenon.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I've never had peanut butter (allergic) nor marshmallow creme.

KitΘδς

Like the whoopie pie.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

whoopie what?

KitΘδς

Whoopie pie

The whoopie pie (alternatively called a gob, black-and-white, bob, or "BFO" for Big Fat Oreo) is an American baked good that may be considered either a cookie, pie, or cake. It is made of two round mound-shaped pieces of chocolate cake, or sometimes pumpkin or gingerbread cake, with a sweet, creamy filling or frosting sandwiched between them. History While considered a New England phenomenon and a Pennsylvania Amish tradition, they are increasingly sold throughout the United States. It is thought that the original Whoopie pies may have been made from cake batter leftovers. The whoopi...

My home state has an huge ongoing feud with Pennsylvania over these things.

JSBᾶngs

17:26

@KitΘδς now you're just making things up that sound dirty

Alenanno

Good evening everyone!

KitΘδς

@Alenanno Afternoon!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

From that article: The whoopie pie is the official state treat of Maine (not to be confused with the official state dessert, which is blueberry pie).

Grace Note

Ohho, you're a Maininite?

KitΘδς

Ayuh.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

17:27

WTF do states have official treats and official desserts?

KitΘδς

Mainer.

Or Maineiac.

Grace Note

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Massachussetts has a state tartan

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

I've been to Maine, once. Visited Portland.

KitΘδς

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Just Maine, I think.

Alenanno

@Kit It's 19:27 here... :D

Grace Note

17:28

As in. one of these

KitΘδς

@Alenanno I wasn't correcting you; just using an appropriate local time greeting.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς Nah, the other states all have lots of official whojimawatchimas. Official state bird, official state colour, official state orangutan, etc

Alenanno

@Kit What time is it there?

Grace Note

In fact, Wikipedia has a list of state tartans.

KitΘδς

Yes, but I think Maine is the only one with a treat and a dessert.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

17:29

@GraceNote Official state Tartan kinda makes sense. More sense than official state dessert.

KitΘδς

@Alenanno 13.29.

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Blueberries are big industry there. Also potatoes, lobster, and pot.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς holy smokes, and I haven't gotten anything done today!

Alenanno

@Kit Around lunchtime! :D

KitΘδς

@Alenanno Well, yes, except I ate at 10 parceque j'ai faim du mort.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

Lists of United States state insignia

The following are lists of U.S. state and territory insignia as designated by tradition or by the respective state legislatures: :List of U.S. state amphibians :U.S. state bats :List of U.S. state beverages :List of U.S. state birds :List of U.S. state butterflies :List of U.S. state colors :List of U.S. state crustaceans :List of U.S. state dances :List of U.S. state dinosaurs :U.S. official state dogs :List of U.S. state firearms :List of U.S. state fish :List of U.S. state flags :List of U.S. state flowers :List of U.S. state foods :List of U.S. state fossils :List of U.S. state grasses ...

Alenanno

17:30

@Kit ahah I see

Bogdan Lataianu

in the memory of Jasper Loy i changed my avatar

KitΘδς

@Alenanno Which I would say in Italian, if I knew how.

Grace Note

State bats, woo!

KitΘδς

@BogdanLataianu Nice. I like it.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

official state firearms! Gods bless America.

KitΘδς

17:31

@BogdanLataianu I hope you send him an email.

Grace Note

Oh, wait, State Firearms. That's where it's at

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

in Canada, New Brunswick has an official provincial SOIL. sigh

Alenanno

@Kit You meant something like "Oh, I was starving"?

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

Someone needs to make a list of things, all things, or all kinds of things, things that have choices, and designate an official state/province thing for that kind.

KitΘδς

@Alenanno Yes.

@MrShinyandNew安宇 An ontology of things! Yes! A complete ontology of stuff and things!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

17:35

Maybe I can start a campaign to get Ontario to designate an official Lego brick.

JSBᾶngs

@KitΘδς but i am against things and solidly in favor of stuff

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KitΘδς

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Brilliant!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@KitΘδς yes! And an official state designation for each one.

Alenanno

@Kit We say "morire di fame"... So for example "I ate sooner because I was starving!" will become "Ho mangiato prima perché morivo di fame!"

KitΘδς

@JSBᾶngs Already a schism!

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

17:36

@KitΘδς Isn't stuff made of things? or are things made of stuff?

Alenanno

Morire = to die, fame = hunger... Morire di fame = to die from hunger.

KitΘδς

@Alenanno OK, so the same construction as French, except that I had it wrong and didn't realize until you told me the Italian.

Morivo di fame.

Alenanno

Good. thumbs up

KitΘδς

Grazie.

Why, oh, why will noone write teh codez for me?

I don't want to work anymore...

Alenanno

@Kit

Bogdan Lataianu

17:41

in Romanian morire di fame=a muri de foame

Alenanno

@Kit Sorry had to post it :D

KitΘδς

@Alenanno LOL

I feel a little better.

Alenanno

Ahahah Memes will save the world.

aedia λ

@MrShinyandNew安宇 Let's go play in the peanut-free classroom while they eat their fluffernutter!

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

@aedia ...peanut gallery........

aedia λ

17:46

@ChaosGamerΕΛΥēelū Haha! My dad always used to refer to us as the peanut gallery, actually.

KitΘδς

@aediaλ LOL cat points, giggles

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Great. Looks like I'm the dad around here. Mana said that I speak like his dad, and now you.
What the hell is wrong with me?

KitΘδς

Of all the stupid things that MS does for us automatically because they think we are too stupid, why can't they automatically set AutoPostBack to true if I assign a function to an event? And why do I always have to write runat="server" on my controls?

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Too make us frustrated. Internal or external commands are always repetitive.

aedia λ

Because they spent too much time on Clippy and those later other animated guys that came with Publisher.

KitΘδς

17:51

Stupid Clippy. I started using binder clips because of him.

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Tip: to get rid of start sentence at command prompt, type echo off.

I love it.

aedia λ

My god, there was/is a Facebook group wanting to save these things.

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Hey! I like those little guys! What's worng with them?

aedia λ

I knew one person ever who liked the cat, and the poor dear's dead now, so I can't see why the little characters can't rest in peace too.

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Especialy the Dog.

aedia λ

17:55

@ChaosGamerΕΛΥēelū They're cute when they're not in your way, but that's hardly ever.

Cerberus

@aediaλ Oh God... brilliant!

ChaosGamer ΕΛ-Υ ēel-ū

Well, they do help me with all these suggestions.

aedia λ

I was fond of the robot for a very short time, until it started effing up all my formatting.

Cerberus

@aediaλ The dog wouldn't do that try it for a couple of months!

aedia λ

@Cerberus It'll poo! I just know it!

Cerberus

17:56

No it will just sit on your caret permanently.

aedia λ

@Cerberus It'll rub its little behind on my caret! Eww!

There was an animated dog I was once very fond of, but he was in a game, so it was okay. I can't find a picture of him, just the game suite:

Hoyle's Official Book of Games

Hoyle's Official Book of Games is a series of games produced by Sierra Entertainment. Volume 1, released in 1989, featured multi-player card games. Volume 2, released in 1990, featured 28 varieties of Solitaire. Volume 3, released in 1992, featured board games. Volume 4, was a remake of Volume 1, with two additional games. Volume 1 Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 1 was the first card game simulator series released by Sierra entertainment. The series owes its name to Edmond Hoyle. The Hoyle trademark and facecards were used under license from Brown & Bigelow Inc. Games The...

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