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"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
So what's with the word "gutter", anyway? You couldn't really gut anything with a gutter, could you? I suppose the aluminum kind on a house could be used for eviscerating somebody, but man, it'd be hard work.
Should be called a "watercatcher" or something.
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
So what's with the word "gutter", anyway? You couldn't really gut anything with a gutter, could you? I suppose the aluminum kind on a house could be used for eviscerating somebody, but man, it'd be hard work.
Should be called a "watercatcher" or something.
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
So what's with the word "gutter", anyway? You couldn't really gut anything with a gutter, could you? I suppose the aluminum kind on a house could be used for eviscerating somebody, but man, it'd be hard work.
Should be called a "watercatcher" or something.
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
Peanuts are not nuts, they are beans. Peabeans.
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. – Charles Spurgeon
Regards Pete
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
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Fred: it pre-dates the other word you are confusing it
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Jim: Well, it's on this page (toward the end)
Fred: Since so much of this site is devoted to educating people, i'm sort of bothered by the fact that rather than use this oportunity to teach people something, we're just gonna sweep it under the rug, and ignore it.
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There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Originally posted by Matt Fielder:
I personally like ..
[you may, but don't use it here -MH]
[ November 23, 2004: Message edited by: Max Habibi ]
Originally posted by Matt Fielder:
My appologies. I was merely pointing out that a harmless word that is not related to what it phoenetically resembled can be misunderstood. I guess my points was a little too strong. My bad.
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Originally posted by fred rosenberger:
This is a slippery slope, when you start to ban certain words because they're 'close' to being a bad word... are we next going to ban the name of a country in Africa here because it's awful close to that other word?
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Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Regards Pete
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
buggered - It is a good technical word.
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Regards Pete
Originally posted by Peter Rooke:
Bad Product Names
But - Some may find these offensive.
Originally posted by Joe King:
I notice that one of the images in that link is for Spotted Dick. What's wrong with that? Its perfectly possible, in the UK at least, to have a quick fag, eat some faggots and then chew on some spotted dick and perhaps eat some buns without causing any offence at all
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. – Charles Spurgeon
Originally posted by Ray Marsh:
No offense, Joe. But if I'm ever in the UK, I'll pass on having lunch with you. Maybe just a spot of tea. That sounds safe.
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