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Random Babbling Post #99 - in honour of Wayne Gretzky

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Beren, Nov 22, 2007.

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    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Remove all ads!
    [​IMG] IIRC, Gretzky used to play with number 99 on his shirt. Hence the Gretzky/99 association.
     
    Montresor, Nov 22, 2007
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    [​IMG] The colour is named after the fruit.

    Orange (colour) was origanally called Yellow-Red (in medieval english it would have been geoluhread)
     
    8people, Nov 22, 2007
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    IIRC, Gretzky also ended his career in -99.

    Next South Park and Prison Break episodes are airing next year, *sigh* the wait... oh well, atleast there's still DVDs and Family Guy.
     
    Trellheim, Nov 22, 2007
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    Right. You have to remember that most of us outside of North America know next to nothing about Ice Hockey. I did go and see the San Jose Sharks play once though and got a free pizza because they won.
     
    Harbourboy, Nov 22, 2007
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    Trell, at least there is still Heroes, House and Srubs...
     
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    @Dalveen, I don't like Heroes and Scrubs. Forgot House though, awesome show.

    @Harbs, Europeans, except the ones living in the yuppie countries like me, watch ice hockey too.
     
    Trellheim, Nov 22, 2007
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    Bleh, was parking my car at my flat, so i got out to let the chain down, got back in my car, but accidently stood on the accelerator while i was getting in, pushed my revs up to 7k before i got my foot off. Now my neightbours think im a retard.
     
    Dalveen, Nov 22, 2007
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    I went to my last-read post in RBP #98, was about to post something, then noticed the thread was locked. I had a moment of sheer panic, then realised it must have reached 500 posts and Beren started another one [sigh with relief]

    Now I can't remember what I wanted to post about. Nothing important I'm sure.

    I just noticed Dalveen is from Scotland :wave:
     
    Ziad, Nov 22, 2007
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    Well, they're in pretty good company!

    :p :p
     
    Splunge, Nov 22, 2007
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    Long live King James! :p
     
    chevalier, Nov 22, 2007
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    Heh, yeh Ziad, i stay in Dundee.
     
    Dalveen, Nov 22, 2007
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    Hey, I have 800 posts. I need to get an avatar at some point, buy a Penny Arcade book or something from amazon. :banana:
     
    Trellheim, Nov 22, 2007
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    I really thought Gretzky was dead. Meh it just shows how I just don't give a **** about Hockey or sport in general.

    Finished the English Paper! It's due tomorow, but it's done, so I've all my evening left to do...other stuff I guess.
     
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    Haven't been to this thread in a while, thought I'd put in my 2 cents on Gretzky -- he was not only a superlative hockey player but a genuinely decent, compassionate, friendly man. I know a lot of people who've met him (I'm an Edmontonian, after all) and I've never heard a single story of him acting like a pampered, arrogant athlete. He never talked trash like a lot of these moronic boxers. I wish he could have chosen a brighter wife, but we all can be fooled by a pretty face
     
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    It makes me so sad that so many Flemings think that English is the easiest language ever and everyone can learn it when really it is such a subtle and progressively hard language to truly master. The result is totally butchered Flenglish that is utterly depressing and very, very wrong.

    /me sips some hot chocolate and corrects her glasses
     
    Uytuun, Nov 23, 2007
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    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    IMO it's easy to get understood in english but hard to truly master it.

    Edit:

    This is just too funny, someone sent me this on the intertubes it's hilarious


    ERROR 404: Weapons of mass destruction could not be found.

    Abort, Retry, Invade? i [country]

    c:bad:civl_war> win
    Bad command or file name...try peace

    c:bad:civl_war> exit
    Bad or missing command interpreter...try nuke

    c:bad:civl_war> launch WMD.exe
    file could not be found...ask Saddam

    c:bad:civl_war> ping www.iraqwmd.com
    4x Sent 4x Recieved 0% loss

    c:bad:civl_war> dir
    Directory of c:bad:civl_war

    9/11/2001 <DIR> .
    9/11/2001 <DIR> ..
    5/24/2005 14kb saddam_stuff.txt

    c:bad:civl_war> netsh wmd ip reset log.txt

    c:bad:civl_war> netsh wmd r
    Bad command or file name (wmd r: )

    c:bad:civil_war> exit


    :lol:
     
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    Ofelix, Nov 23, 2007
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    Ofelix is apparently "under the influence". :p
     
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    It will soon be December. Have to figure out what to do about Christmas shopping...
     
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