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[nelz]

"Here's Dickie" - from Rowan and Martinn's Laugh In.

No Nigel I am not (quite) old enough to remember it, but you only barred Google, not Ask
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[guy]

No I didn't. "googling" with a small "g" refers to use of any web search engine, just as "hoovering" with a small "h" refers to the use of any vacuum cleaner.

What kind of message does this blatant cheating by commercial corporate staff send to our starry-eyed young prospecitve free software developers of tomorrow? Rant, snort!

Come to think of it, what kind of message does suing people for using the illicit verb "to google" send to those starrry eyed free software wannabes who might be thinking of using, uh, let's say Googol's other services? Even New Scientist magazine has had to get coy about using the G word. Hey, you search engine freaks!, what's in a name that you can't take a little free advertising? Snort, rant!
Ahh, the tablets. Thank you, Nurse....
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Guy
The eternal noob

[nelz]

Ah, but Ask is a find engine, not a search engine, at least according to their advertising
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Unix is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who it's friends are.

[Nigel]

Aha... I have vague memories of Rowan & Martin's laugh-in from my childhood (wasn't allowed to stay up that late very often). I recall a series of windows with people popping their heads out & telling jokes... including, I believe, a young Goldie Hawn

[guy]

[nelz]

You first barred googling, then searching; now it seeking and finding too! I can't cope with such mobile goalposts, I surrender!


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Unix is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who it's friends are.

[guy]

Heh! maybe I should get a job in sales?
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Guy
The eternal noob

[nelz]

The Labour Party will want some new spin doctors soon
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Unix is user-friendly. It's just very selective about who it's friends are.

[guy]

I'm thinking they'll probably need gravediggers.
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Guy
The eternal noob

[wyliecoyoteuk]

wasn't it Rowan and Martin, was it dickie?

edit: oops, didn't see 2 pages

I was old enough to watch it.:

and yes, it was young Goldie Hawn.
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[jjmac]

Nigel wrote:

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Aha... I have vague memories of Rowan & Martin's laugh-in from my childhood (wasn't allowed to stay up that late very often). I recall a series of windows with people popping their heads out & telling jokes... including, I believe, a young Goldie Hawn
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Ahhhhhhhhh Yesss ... i can remember finding that quite an uplifting experiance my self (grin)

"Say good night Dick" ... "Good night Dick" (cackle.png),

Saw some old Jack Benny stuff on tv the other week too. Total crackups (grin)



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Somebody stole my air guitar, It happened just the other day,
But it's ok, 'cause i've got a spare ...

[ryptyde]

Oh dear it must be Guy Smiley from the Muppets or perhaps the confusion of the moment has again
befuzzled me.

edit: yes confused again "Guy Smiley=Everybody's Favorite Game Show Host."