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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Apr 12, 2002
RIB? ..Rib? ..Rib?
*feels somewhat out of touch*
Was ist das Rib?
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Munchkin Posted Apr 15, 2002
Well, I've always felt quite flexible on the age restrictions, provided the price was right. A was it?
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Toccata Posted Apr 15, 2002
RIB Rubber Inflatable Barman Munchkin uses it with varying efectivness to prevent us swiping drinks when he's not paying attention in the Snug
Ohhh! While the bottle is open...... please
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Apr 15, 2002
RIB! of course.
This damn useless Universal Translator I got from K-mart has it listed as IRB. And there's no point to arguing with them and their bank of lawyers - they'll insist that Inflatable should come before Rubber as 'inflatable' further defines the kind of 'rubber barman' you have; where-as Rubber Inflatable is mildly redundant.
In their snarky lawyer way, they'll ask how rubber can be said to further define inflatable since if it's inflatable it must needs be made of rubber. Any mention of vynil or flexible plastics and they'll go all teary-eyed and dream of patent litigation.
As they say down at the inflatable woman factory - your chick is in the mail.
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Munchkin Posted Apr 15, 2002
Rubber Inflatable is the common way of saying it for a certain generation of certain British children brought up watching a certain animated series about a certain cat owned by a certain Henry and his certain evil nemesis, a certain Rum Ba Ba, and his Rubber Inflatable gadgets.
I have no idea why I just said certain there.
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Apr 15, 2002
No doubt ..there is some question ..some unlikely but potential variable overshadows one-hundred-percent certainty in this particular.
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Is mise Duncan Posted Nov 26, 2003
IRB is already used by the Irish Rugby barmen ... or something ...
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Nov 26, 2003
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Nov 26, 2003
Is that like in: "IRB or IR not B? That is the question, whether 'tis better to suffer the slings and arrows ..etc"?
Anyway, IR. Hope UR2.
~jwf~
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Is mise Duncan Posted Nov 26, 2003
VR
D'you know today my text entry box is in courier (or some similar font) whereas I'd swear it was in Arial yesterday. Computers: you can't turn your back on them for a minuted...
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Nov 26, 2003
Using a different browser? I know Mozilla (aka Netscape 6/7) lets you choose, while IE forces Courier...
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Munchkin Posted Nov 27, 2003
I find this all to be needlessly geeky. It almost makes one yearn for the old days of concrete discussions.
?
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Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail Posted Feb 27, 2005
*walks in and starts ordering drinks for the marchers*
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lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Feb 27, 2005
*floats in with Jack on Rob the Carpet*
Cal you forgot Batty and the rest in the wheelbarrow... Ooh. and PM in the wheelchair!
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- 202: THE KID (Romancer of the Realm of the Rediculous) (Apr 12, 2002)
- 203: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Apr 12, 2002)
- 204: Munchkin (Apr 15, 2002)
- 205: Toccata (Apr 15, 2002)
- 206: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Apr 15, 2002)
- 207: Munchkin (Apr 15, 2002)
- 208: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Apr 15, 2002)
- 209: ezam_hoo (Nov 26, 2003)
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- 211: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Nov 26, 2003)
- 212: Is mise Duncan (Nov 26, 2003)
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- 215: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Nov 26, 2003)
- 216: Munchkin (Nov 27, 2003)
- 217: Is mise Duncan (Nov 27, 2003)
- 218: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Nov 27, 2003)
- 219: Cal - interim high priest of the Church of the Holy Tail (Feb 27, 2005)
- 220: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Feb 27, 2005)
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