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Xanatic Posted Feb 11, 2002
I imagine they'd run a "Stoned on eucalyptus" defence and try and claim it didn't know what it was doing.
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Feb 12, 2002
I can't wait for the LOTR DVD to come out - I'm looking forward to the extra 40 minutes or so....
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some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one Posted Feb 12, 2002
Koalas are not bears!
In Australia (or at least Western Australia) it is legal to urinate in the street as long as you do so against the front right wheel of your vehicle.
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Brother Maynard Posted Feb 12, 2002
Does the law stipulate whether the car has to be stationary?
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logicaldevil Posted Feb 12, 2002
The 'Scroll Lock' key is on every PC keyboard, but it doesn't do anything.
logical
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beanfoto Posted Feb 12, 2002
No, but if it's still moving, you have to be driving it.
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Tonto BA (Hons) Posted Feb 12, 2002
What do you do if you are the passenger<?>
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Feb 12, 2002
Do they drive on the left or the right?
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London Girl Posted Feb 12, 2002
If the solar system were shrunk and placed on a map of Europe and Africa, the sun would be in Norway and Pluto at the Cape of Good Hope.
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Tonto BA (Hons) Posted Feb 13, 2002
If you type h2g2 into a mobile phone you use the numbers 4242 on the keypad! 
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some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one Posted Feb 14, 2002
You stole that!!! I had it on my homepage for most of a year!!!
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Feb 14, 2002
Banks will only ever lend you money to buy things you could afford without taking out a loan.
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Greedo (AKA Captain Sprouts) Posted Feb 14, 2002
There has never been a war fought where both countries have a Mc.Donalds
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Mediocredane | Keeper of Opposable Thumbs Posted Feb 14, 2002
I'd be surprised of there was one original thing on any of these pages. If your page was not read first, the information didn't exist for the other researcher. By extension, H2G2 was 4242 on the keypad before you wrote about it, right?
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Pink Paisley Posted Feb 14, 2002
There is a rumour circulating that Rolf Harris and Nighthoover are one and the same. And who could deny it?
PP
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Encapsulated Life Pod Number 3- Muse of Gibberish Posted Feb 15, 2002
I refuse to deny that I accept that I did not agree with the non-existance of that potential rumour which may or may not be true.
There is no recorded instance of a Koala Bear complaining about the price of baked beans in Chelmsford Tesco's.
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- 1301: Xanatic (Feb 11, 2002)
- 1302: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1303: some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1304: Brother Maynard (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1305: logicaldevil (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1306: beanfoto (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1307: Tonto BA (Hons) (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1308: Xanatic (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1309: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1310: logicaldevil (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1311: London Girl (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1312: logicaldevil (Feb 12, 2002)
- 1313: Tonto BA (Hons) (Feb 13, 2002)
- 1314: some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one (Feb 14, 2002)
- 1315: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Feb 14, 2002)
- 1316: Greedo (AKA Captain Sprouts) (Feb 14, 2002)
- 1317: Mediocredane | Keeper of Opposable Thumbs (Feb 14, 2002)
- 1318: Pink Paisley (Feb 14, 2002)
- 1319: Encapsulated Life Pod Number 3- Muse of Gibberish (Feb 15, 2002)
- 1320: Pink Paisley (Feb 15, 2002)
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