Tanuki Racoon
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We're still friends. At least I think we will be when he finally gets over his childish pet and writes me again and admits he was wrong.
If your editors are half as stubborn as you, holding your breath would be a fatal error.
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Nowadays you can't run squit without at least 1Gb of Ram ... and that's just for the OS. Why?
Really lazy programmers. And that's the truth. Programmers are not what they used to be. The use libraries with 50 functions but only need one. So you get code that isn't needed. It's bloatware. A good programmer (raises hand) will code his own shit rather than use an entire library to do something silly. Plus modern compilers compiler for speed not RAM space. Bad programming. Really. I blame (no jokes) Visual Basic as the first program that created programs that were really huge and made tens of thousands of people think they were programmers.
I can write a sort routine in any number of languages off the top of my head AND write device drivers to format a disk. I can write in high languages and in native machine code. Nice, small code.
The search and replace could do stuff it's almost impossible to do with modern software, like cleaning out spurious line breaks automatically while leaving double line breaks as paragraph breaks.TexEdit for the Mac will do this.
So you guys don't rely on Linux, then? Does anyone rely on Linux as their sole OS? I want to know if it's possible, without unacceptable compromises.One of my friends uses Ubuntu and except for scanners can do whatever he wants. Scanner drivers seem to be an issue.
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I must clarify. For those of you running PC's that use Unix/Linux, I have no objection. My real objection is to Windows.
A proper question would be Windows vs Mac.
Bruin, the issues with Linux, as you have seen is the driver software. But more and more 3rd party drivers are out there.
I run both MacOS, Windows XP, and Linux on my Mac. Triple :) The Windows is so I can run Procomm so I can connect to the server at work. Linux is for geek-factor. The MacOS is for USING my computer.
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Pizza Express.
They make a tasty pizza, indeed. I hope to be dining at one soon :)
Anyway, to answer Cole Slaw's question:
On a plain cheese pizza, I would add the following toppings:
1. Canadian Bacon (I will accept ham as a poor substitute)
2. More of #1
3. Extra Cheese
(If I can combine one and two, then I will add pineapple and if number three doesn't count, sweetcorn rocks on pizza but pizza express doesn't do that.)
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12 - Microsoft?s on your team
And with that, I rest my case. The Mac is better than the PC. Because Microsoft is NOT on our side.
Point. Set. Match.
And we already had this thread.
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New moral: learn proper English and then don't bother to use it. Lovely.
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Yes, the author can do anything. However, if an author just really does things that are incorrect, do you WANT to read the story?
You ever see those stories with impossible punctuation? Authors who think irregardless is a word? I mean if you KNOW it's wrong (and it's not something in quotes that a character says), why would one perpetuate an atrocity on your readers?
There's a difference between doing something for "art" and just doing something
"because" you can irregardless of the facts. (And nothing I say will ever make this sentence acceptable in any story.)
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You're being deliberately mysterious again!
Wibby is an author and sometimes needs a reality check on future plans. Wibby is NOT planning a murder*.
* Commas are grounds for murder.
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And my answer is ABSOLUTELY I could. I've not done it, but I can tell you with unwavering certainty I could do it.
I don't particularly WANT to do it. But I have over the years realized what circumstances would make me plan and/or execute it (pun intended).
There is nobody I'm planning on killing, so don't freak. But I can easily envision the circumstances that would drive it and the various outcomes. Could I get away with it? Yeah. I think so. 'cept I'd gladly get caught if the circumstances came true -- which they likely won't.
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Do you think, given the right circumstances, you could kill someone?
I am not talking self-defence, nor protection of a loved one.
I am talking do you think you could plan to kill someone (given any set of circumstances you could contrive) and actually execute the plan.
Forget, for the exercise, whether or not you're good enough escape or if you will get caught.
There is a point to this, other than extreme curiosity. But I won't tell.
So, do you think you could murder someone in cold blood? Given circumstances, and access to the means within reason.
(And if you have done it, please post no confessions. Your IP stuff is logged by this system.)
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You have to be very careful about where those humans put their hands!
Tell me about it. That one licked my fur and in the wrong direction.
Frankly, I'm most disturbed about what that human may be doing with his mouth right about there. I'm sad to say, you may be practising 'humaniality'. Shudder.I'm not sure. I mean he bit my arse, but that was to hold me to take the photo. But he didn't ask, and just sunk his teeth in. Then had the nerve to complain about the taste? What do you expect a raccoon arse to taste like?
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It's rubbish. I've seen the drawings. They're cartoonish, badly done, and while ENTIRELY OFFENSIVE, they are as close to child porn as a photo of a baby taking a pee.
One depicts Maggie looking for a pacifier and Bart giving her his penis instead. Tacky, stupid, barely amusing. Pornographic, yes. Child porn? Only a complete idiot would think so. You need a real child. It's a FICTIONAL CHARACTER /and/ a DRAWING and not even one of a real person.
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This picture has definitely been Photoshopped. That strange red and multicolored shirt and the funny pinkish skin isn't part of Wibby at all. Just the part with the grey and black fur.
And here I didn't realize that raccoons knew how to use Photoshop! I learn something new every day.
Colin
No, you misunderstand. I had to have the human hold me up to take the photo. Raccoons don't have opposable thumbs. I am the raccoon. The human is a minion and will be disposed of promptly, like offal that your entire species is.
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Um, I hadn't visualized grey hair. I was thinking 35 to 40, tall, dark and handsome.
And wearing a Lone Ranger mask, of course.
Well you're not that far off in years.
I'm tall, pasty, and ugly. One out of three ain't bad. Oh wait, that's a fail.
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Mmm, nice shirt!
Ecko. Clearance at the outlet store $19.95 (down from $60). I got several.
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Here is a picture of me so you can all know what I look like.
I realize many of you have wondered so I took this photo today. This photo is as accurate as most of you will ever get. If you click on it, it will render in a larger size.
I have no choice but to trust in your discretion.
'ware the 'coon
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I know many of you don't read the blogs, so a brief excerpt here.
My cat has been ill for 13 days. I visited last visited her Wednesday 3 December. During that visit, Scooter told me it was time, but I didn?t say anything to anyone because I was waiting for final word to make sure.
The tumour doesn?t need a biopsy. It?s malignant and there are signs it?s spreading. There is no surgical option, there is not chemotherapy option, and there is no radiation option.
I asked the doctor if we could bring Scooter home for her final moments, and normally the doctor doesn?t do that. But she would have been willing for me as a special favour except it?s very painful for her to be moved. She just hurts too much where the tumour is pressing into her nerves.
Scooter has been with me since about 1987 when she moved in and adopted me -- she was between 1 and 2 years old. That?s how me and her primary vet arrived at her age. This has been really hard on me. Scooter is my best friend. I love her more than anyone. I?d find this a lot easier to do to a person than to my cat. If you?re a pet owner, you get this. This hurts more than I can explain. I?m dying inside.
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Today, it was time. I tried really hard not to totally collapse. I failed. This was definitely the hardest thing I ever had to do. I went in, and did all the paperwork. I was doing okay until they gave me a choice of urns to select. That?s when I started to cry.
I went back and visited Scooter in her holding cell. The original plan was to take one last photo of me and kitty. Neither one of us was in any shape to have a photo. So there isn?t one.
She knew. She knew I knew.
After brushing her, they picked her up, along with all her bedding as it was the safest way to move her. I would have carried her except at the point I was in bad shape. They kept asking if I was sure I could do this. The answer was no, but I said ?I?m going to try.?
In the room, I totally broke down and wailed ?I can?t do this? but I held on to Scooter. The vet explains there would be a pink injection and then a yellow one, and it?s over in about 90 seconds. ?She?s gone,? the vet said. She never closed her eyes, the whole time and I never let go. Then I ran out the door and drove home. I hate life right now. I miss her so much.
In Pace Requiscat.
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I agree. It seems the sex acts at English Boarding Schools is legendary. But I wonder if that's a bygone era?
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I'm right handed because everyone should add that detail to your long-form reply.
I discovered it when I was a kid of around 12 quite by accident. I was sheltered then -- and it was well before the joy of the Internet. I was in the shower, and I was adjusting the water getting ready to flick it from "tub" to "shower" mode. I bent over to pick up soap, or unplug the drain, or something (don't remember), and the water coming out of the spigot hit me just in the right spot and I was like "OH! WOW!" It went very well and I wasted lots of water over the next few days. I finally figured out I didn't need the water and I could do it in bed. I ruined lots of underwear, let me tell you. It got better once I found out you could use something to reduce friction. It was my "dirty secret" and I never told anyone about it. Back then I never really thought about anything except how good it felt and how fast I could make it happen again. I was much older before I realized if you thought about someone it was even better.
There. A true raccoon story.
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I've decided to create a comprehensive masturbation survey. I wanted to ask many more questions but I'm only allowed three. If you're brave you can share details here. This is similar to a previous question I asked, but we have many new members. And it was a popular subject.
Everyone here seems to like my surveys and it's been awhile, so I thought I'd give your hands something to do.
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Nice job
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It was, indeed a great story. I wrote DR and told him so.
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I will improve my purchasing habits. Promise.
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I'd think that their cost would be the same after the one-time cost of modifying their software to accommodate same-sex clients. There are other online dating services that accept same-sex clients. eHarmony is locking themselves out of an additional 10% of the market.
If they want to be stupid, it is their choice.
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