A Conversation for The Manifesto for the Campaign to rename Thursday, "Thing"
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Mr Inertia - Now new, improved and mostly human! Posted Jan 8, 2004
OK - I'll do it.....but since we probably can't get it added - what's the point?
Or can we design and nominate smileys again?
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Jan 8, 2004
Out of interest, do any of you get that 
ghastly pop-up offering 4,000 
smileys?
How come they can do that many, when we get about 40-ish? (and no I haven't counted)
Maybe we could 
hijack the Pop-ups?
St. Scuttle
the reprieved?
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GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Jan 8, 2004
I only ever get offered 1,000 smilies. 
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Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs Posted Jan 8, 2004
I've got offered smileys, but I don't know how much.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jan 8, 2004
Ever wonder what pays for those "free" smileys?
Basically, when anyone opens an email with those smileys in it, the images are requested from a central server. With many email clients, the recipient's email address is included in the request for the image, and sold on to SPAMmers as a "confirmed live" address. 
So basically every time you send those smileys to your friends you're sending a copy of their email address to the SPAMmers. 
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jan 8, 2004
(Look out! Here comes 57K! 
)
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Mr Inertia - Now new, improved and mostly human! Posted Jan 8, 2004
I don't send the smileys as such, I just copy the picture and send that instead!
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GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Jan 8, 2004
I do that myself as I have no idea how you do smileys outside h2g2.
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Mr Inertia - Now new, improved and mostly human! Posted Jan 8, 2004
The only way would be to create your own and send tham as pictures.....I think!
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jan 8, 2004
The rush to 57K isn't much of a rush, is it... 
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GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Jan 8, 2004
No. I went away yesterday at around 4, I came back today at 10 and there was only 1 extra post!
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Jan 8, 2004
Well, as per usual, the milestone will be broken when I finish w*rk in 50 minutes.
Typical. One day I'll get lucky 
St. Scuttle the Reprieved?
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GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 Posted Jan 8, 2004
This would be the first milestone that I've reached on 3N.
Key: Complain about this post
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- 56941: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56942: Mr Inertia - Now new, improved and mostly human! (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56943: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56944: MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56945: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56946: Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56947: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56948: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56949: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56950: Ralph the Wonder Llama and André the dodo; Excrement Occurs (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56951: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56952: Mr Inertia - Now new, improved and mostly human! (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56953: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56954: Mr Inertia - Now new, improved and mostly human! (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56955: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56956: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56957: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56958: MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56959: GodBen (The Magical Astronomer) - 00000011 (Jan 8, 2004)
- 56960: BLT: Not dead - yet (Jan 8, 2004)
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