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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:46 am
by dj_venom
Well over here, in a 30 minute news show, the first bit of non-soccer news didn't start until 10 minutes into the show.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:54 am
by Lestat
Football DJ, only Americans are allowed to call it soccer. They don't know better than to call a game where one mostly holds the ball (wich isn't really a ball) in one's hands 'football'. Although I believe you Australians have a similar game to rugby, but less sissy, which is called Australian Football, no?
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:55 am
by Ravager
Yeah, that sounds familiar. I suppose everyone starts jumping on the bandwagon when their country does well in some random sport.
Well, I suppose I won't be around for your next reply (not if it takes half-an-hour anyway

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:59 am
by Lestat
[QUOTE=Ravager]Well, I suppose I won't be around for your next reply (not if it takes half-an-hour anyway ).[/QUOTE]
Hey Rav, some of us aren't smartly designed computerprograms.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:01 am
by Ravager
[QUOTE=Lestat]Hey Rav, some of us aren't smartly designed computerprograms.[/QUOTE]
Heh, I meant DJV, I didn't notice you'd posted before me.
And how's rugby 'sissy', out of curiosity? Don't confuse me for a fan of it though.
Ooh, the SF now has a 4-star rating! I wonder who voted 5 stars?

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:07 am
by dj_venom
[QUOTE=Lestat]Football DJ, only Americans are allowed to call it soccer. They don't know better than to call a game where one mostly holds the ball (wich isn't really a ball) in one's hands 'football'. Although I believe you Australians have a similar game to rugby, but less sissy, which is called Australian Football, no?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, we have AFL, which is hands and feet, and then Union and League, which are both hands. For some reason, all three are referred to as football, and if a 'soccer' player calls the game football, he is outnumbered 3 to 1

. Also, our team is called the SoccerRoos.
[quote="Ravager]Yeah"]
I am no bandwagon jumper, as that usually leaves ones body feeling quite sore when you miss

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:11 am
by Ravager
SoccerRoos? Wow, don't know what to think of that...
Anyway, I have to go to University now, Cya two later.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:12 am
by dj_venom
Awww, but now who can I annoy with extremely boring soccer stories

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Seeya Rav, good luck at uni.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:28 am
by Fiona
[QUOTE=Lestat]Hey Rav, some of us aren't smartly designed computerprograms.[/QUOTE]
No, I still disagree. In the first place this is a contradiction in terms; in the second place, as I already said, Ravager would pass the Turing test. It has been amply shown that Phreddie would not. And I am not sure about Chu. I realise your research is of very high quality so I have to conclude that Phreddie is in fact Microsoft's attempt at artificial intelligence, and is based on Ravager. This means that Ravager is in their hands. His friends here at GB should be working on rescue plans before Microsoft do something very scary indeed
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:38 am
by dj_venom
[QUOTE=Fiona]His friends here at GB should be working on rescue plans before Microsoft do something very scary indeed[/QUOTE]
Yeah....that's right... go for it all his friends

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:41 am
by Fiona
Cruel heart
You never heard of enlightened self interest, DJ?
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:46 am
by dj_venom
Uhhh what's that

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:47 am
by Fiona
It's a right wing nutjob's excuse for trampling everybody underfoot
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:52 am
by dj_venom
What's wrong with rightwing...at least we know we are 'right'

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:55 am
by Fiona
Comforting. But immoral

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:59 am
by dj_venom
Ahh, but it depends how you look at it. Never doubt the powers of self delusion

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:01 am
by Fiona
Oh I don't. I thoroughly enjoy phrases like that. They're so much more subtle that Newspeak. Do the same job, but with polysyllables
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:08 am
by dj_venom
Yes, the joy of having hundreds of words with the same, identical, matching, alike, equal, similar, meanings

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Anyway, I'm going now, night Fiona.
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:09 am
by Fiona
Goodnight DJ
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:38 am
by Lestat