Forwarded-by: nev@... Forwarded-by: Gene Spafford <spaf@...> From: Paul Oakes <pro@...> During the weekly geek lunch yesterday...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 6, 2003 6:36 pm
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030606/ap_on_bi_ge/cell_phone_numbers_3 WASHINGTON - Consumers should be allowed to keep their phone ...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 6, 2003 10:21 pm
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[An alternate view on this... -gkm] From: Matthew Aldous It's not altogether a good thing, as number portability means centralised coordination of a numbers...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 9, 2003 6:28 pm
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From: "Eric Smith" <eric@...> No micropayment system is necessary. In fact, most of the stuff Mr. Aldous describes is not necessary. Number...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 9, 2003 8:25 pm
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Oil Change instructions for Women: 1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change. 2. Drink a cup of coffee. 3. 15...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 10, 2003 7:38 pm
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[Y'all can discuss this elsewhere from here on in... -gkm] From: "Matthew Aldous" <Matthew@...> ... Unfortunately, a micropayment system becomes...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 11, 2003 8:14 pm
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Forwarded-by: Rob Windsor <windsor@...> Forwarded-by: Kevin Wright <krwright@...> Forwarded-by: "Chris Balthrop" <chris@...> Forwarded-by:...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 12, 2003 6:23 pm
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From: gamble <gamble@...> ... I think this one is misattributed, and worse, it's only half the joke: "I was very flattered when I heard about it, but...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 12, 2003 8:01 pm
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Forwarded-by: nev@... From: Geoffrey Knauth <geoff@...> In case you didn't know, all airway intersections in the U.S. are 5-characters. Usually...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 13, 2003 10:58 pm
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Forwarded-by: nev@... Forwarded-by: newsletter@... No More Blue Laws: Several states, including New York and Delaware, are now selling liquor on...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 18, 2003 5:00 am
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Forwarded-by: nev@... Forwarded-by: Andy Carvin <acarvin@...> Subject: Excerpted: Communications-Related Headlines for June 18, 2003 SENATOR:...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 18, 2003 7:30 pm
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From: Byron Rempel A Cowboy Goes Into A Gay Bar ... A cowboy walks into a bar and two steps in he realizes it's a gay bar. "But what the heck," he says to...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jun 29, 2003 10:57 pm
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[high "ew..." factor -gkm] Forwarded-by: "Rex Burkheimer" <rex@...> 'Fly boy' continues to suffer as doctors struggle By Indo-Asian News Service Kolkata,...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jul 10, 2003 10:26 pm
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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/6365786.htm HANDS-FREE DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP By Tom Incantalupo Newsday Talking on a cell phone behind the...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jul 24, 2003 7:33 pm
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Forwarded-by: Chris Wedgwood <cw@...> Forwarded-By: Bert Brander It's time once again to consider the candidates for the annual Stella Awards. The...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jul 28, 2003 9:36 pm
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Look folks... I know they're Urban Legends and generally untrue stories, but they're funny, and 0xdeadbeef is not CNN. Laugh at them. But if y'all want to...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jul 28, 2003 10:49 pm
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From: Heather Nelson Miracle of Toilet Paper Fresh from my shower, I stand in front of the mirror complaining to my husband that my breasts are too small....
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jul 29, 2003 8:57 pm
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Forwarded-by: "Rex Burkheimer" <rex@...> Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular! This month and next month the Earth is...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Jul 31, 2003 5:43 pm
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Forwarded-by: "Gabriel Coindreau" <gabriel@...> SHORT JOKES 1. Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, marriage, and values. Stu...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Aug 5, 2003 8:31 pm
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Forwarded-by: nev@... Forwarded-by: Gene Spafford <spaf@...> Forwarded-by: Werner <werner@...> "Finally, a candidate who can explain...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 4, 2003 10:51 pm
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Forwarded-by: nev@... The oddest thing happened today. Two people, unrelated as far as I know, separately asked me for copies of this article. That ...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 8, 2003 8:02 pm
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Forwarded-by: nev@... From: Tim Ruddick <truddick@...> ... The image at john.hoke.org looks a little fishy. The "blackout area" is darker...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 8, 2003 8:29 pm
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Forwarded-by: Flower Forwarded-by: Kent Garrett Forwarded-by: Eileen Mason Forwarded-by: Steven Morgan An elementary teacher starts a new job at a school in...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 13, 2003 6:04 pm
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From: Rob Windsor <windsor@...> [ Spotted online. Rob++ ] Nominated for Quote of the Year is the statement made by Texas Congressman Dick Armey when...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 13, 2003 6:27 pm
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Forwarded-by: Flower We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male perspective. These are our rules! Please note...for...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 15, 2003 6:24 pm
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From: Richard Todd [For those of you who haven't heard, Verisign is now wildcarding *.net to one of their machines. The machine has a fake SMTP server on it...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 16, 2003 7:38 pm
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Forwarded-by: Heather Nelson MEMO FROM ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT It has come to our attention recently that many of you have been turning in timesheets that...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Sep 29, 2003 8:00 pm
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Forwarded-by: nev@... Forwarded-by: John Hedtke <john@...> One afternoon, a man stuck his head out of his apartment window to check if it was...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Oct 6, 2003 4:29 pm
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Forwarded-by: Heather Nelson Forwarded-by: Van Drivers My Investment Strategy ... If you had bought $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be...
glen mccready
gkm@...
Oct 17, 2003 11:18 pm
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[Boring administrative stuff to follow... -gkm] petting-zoo.net has made the huge jump to 1998-vintage hardware, and we've also moved away from SmartList and...