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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Started conversation Nov 25, 2003
Hi.
I noticed, I noticed.
I'm just not sure what I noticed, though.
But I'm still your number one (or maybe only) fan. 
Did you change anything besides your name?
Extra legs, maybe?
A torso rippling with muscles?
A spiffy new wardrobe, perhaps?
Power suits? Power ties?
More gray hairs? (Sorry if that offends, but at least
it means you've got hair 
)
Is there anything else that I obviously didn't think
of because I am generally clueless? 
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Rat, who can't remember his way round this bloody thing. Posted Dec 11, 2003
I grew a spare rolf harris on my neck if that counts 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 11, 2003
That's one way to get ahead in advertising.
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Rat, who can't remember his way round this bloody thing. Posted Dec 12, 2003
Tie me kangaroo down sport 
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Omega Jones Posted Dec 27, 2003
At least it wasn't Eamonn Holmes or Jamie Theakston.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 27, 2003
Thank goodness! Mainly because I have no idea who they are. 
A rose by any other name would still have thorns.
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Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} Posted Dec 30, 2003
Thorns by any other name still hurt. Trust me, I have called them several things...
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 30, 2003
Are any of them printable?
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Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} Posted Dec 30, 2003
If you really want to print a page full of 
s, sure.
Ever get a splinter under a fingernail? Thorns hurt more. My grandmother had rose bushes around her house, guess who got to pick the roses...
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 30, 2003
A rose is a rose is a rose--but a thorn is a real pain.
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Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} Posted Dec 30, 2003
Still, they are not as painful as the wasp stings... The wasps built a nest under the eaves right above the rose bushes. Such fond childhood memories...
It didn't kill me, so I'll just assume it was a character building experience.
Um, who is supposed to notice the name change?
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 30, 2003
What name change?
If there were wasps *above* the rose bushes, then why did you go anywhere near that area?
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Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} Posted Dec 30, 2003
The name change of the guest of honor of this fan club.
The wasp nest was behind the wood of the eaves and not readily visible.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 30, 2003
The researcher who started this thread has changed his name many times. The last time he had a durable name, he called himself "Rat."
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Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} Posted Dec 30, 2003
Thanks, but I know who he is. I was just wondering who was supposed to notice.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 30, 2003
Oh.
I think his point in changing his name was that he had so few friends here that no one would notice for a long time. His best friend was "Theory," or "Sir Theory," who visits only infrequently nowadays.
(I met Theory once IRL, though only for about ten minutes).
However, Rat has several other friends/acquaintances here. I don't know how many of us would be necessary to prove that he can change his name back....
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Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} Posted Dec 30, 2003
Paul, we've met in one of my other accounts, U186031. I was logged into this one (my pre BBC account) to update my page (and lurk through ask h2g2).
I was just kind of curious about the name change. And, you may well be right about the reason for it.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 30, 2003
Evangeline, eh?
I don't know if Rat would appreciate a few posts on the relative merits of nut nutrition and cajun roux preparation. Probably not.
*I* have a few other accounts as well.
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Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} Posted Dec 30, 2003
Yeah, it's me. And, I can't think of much to do with this account's intro page because I put everything into the other page while waiting for the BBC to give me back the keys to this account.
I won't clutter someone else's fan club with unwanted topics
.
I have a couple of other accounts the BBC threw at me instead of giving this one back. 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 30, 2003
*I have a couple of other accounts the BBC threw at me instead of giving this one back. *
I'll bet you do!
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- 1: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Nov 25, 2003)
- 2: Rat, who can't remember his way round this bloody thing. (Dec 11, 2003)
- 3: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 11, 2003)
- 4: Rat, who can't remember his way round this bloody thing. (Dec 12, 2003)
- 5: Omega Jones (Dec 27, 2003)
- 6: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 27, 2003)
- 7: Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} (Dec 30, 2003)
- 8: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 30, 2003)
- 9: Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} (Dec 30, 2003)
- 10: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 30, 2003)
- 11: Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} (Dec 30, 2003)
- 12: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 30, 2003)
- 13: Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} (Dec 30, 2003)
- 14: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 30, 2003)
- 15: Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} (Dec 30, 2003)
- 16: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 30, 2003)
- 17: Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} (Dec 30, 2003)
- 18: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 30, 2003)
- 19: Maverick {'Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I drink tea.' 'Take the spoon out'.} (Dec 30, 2003)
- 20: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Dec 30, 2003)
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