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It's not my fault, honest.



Hey hey hey... It's friday and I'm in a good mood cos I just won age of empires .... shame theres 4 hrs before i can go home :( .... Anyone fancy going out for beers tonight?
Graffy boy <graf@anodyne.freeserve.co.uk>
at work, - Friday, January 29, 1999 at 13:35:50 (GMT)

Yes That's right You are all Annoyingly Gay, I only say this because I am infact a closet Heterosexual bloke who fancies 807462 Bios Chips, I mean Women.
Annoyingly Gay
- Thursday, January 28, 1999 at 15:17:33 (GMT)

I would love to be able to go there, damn this pesky Job in Swindon. Damn it.
Jon <JE>
JE, JE - Thursday, January 28, 1999 at 12:36:51 (GMT)

Well I just looked at the page (admittedly though there was no point). p.s. does anyone want to go to the Cedar Room. DOH.
John
- Thursday, January 28, 1999 at 12:23:26 (GMT)

If everyone gets new messages by mail, does anybody actually look at the page anymore?
Ken Briefcase <ken.briefcase@very-important.people.co.uk>
The Bank of England, London Town - Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 15:55:02 (GMT)

I SO love flying.
Rowanboy
- Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 15:07:30 (GMT)

Well, at least I don't have to fly to Glasgow today. DOH!
Rowanboy
- Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 15:05:46 (GMT)

Good Morning Tommy Boy. Hope you are well.
Blimey
- Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 09:15:05 (GMT)

I'll bet that they don't get their money?!
Rowanboy
- Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 09:08:53 (GMT)

Well John, have you heard much of Radio Rentals recently, I had a phone call from them saying that you owed £300.
JE <JE>
JE, JE - Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 08:46:40 (GMT)

Let the dogs loose.
Mr Burns <Burns@SpringfieldNuclearPowerStation.com>
In My Office, Near Smithers - Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 08:33:24 (GMT)

Baked Camel!
Philthy Fillip The Unhygenic Camel <Fillip@.camel-ranch.com>
The Camel Bakery, Arabia - Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 15:45:51 (GMT)

I wish everything would just
FUCK OFF.
There, that feels better.

John
- Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 15:43:12 (GMT)

Tom: done. That red's pretty isn't it. Regarding drinking, I think I'm going away at the weekend... doh.
John
- Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 15:00:56 (GMT)

DOH! John, there's and unclosed 'font' tag in the last message. I'll turn it black again with this one. Fix 'em both please!!!
Rowanboy
- Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 14:38:04 (GMT)

Re: drinking tonight.. can't do tonight, or tomorrow (Glasgow) or Thursday (ditto), but perhaps FRIDAY????
Rowanboy
- Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 14:36:51 (GMT)

..oh, and I blatently just deleted that message without dealing with it.
Rowanboy
- Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 14:35:18 (GMT)

As you can see, I am very good at keeping up with support calls.
The Helpdesk software REALLY didn't just send me this, honest:


Helpdesk Monitor : Call 2631 : Escalation Point
This call should now be additionally assigned to the Technical Manager.

Rowanboy
Work, my desk - Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 14:34:09 (GMT)

I'm not doing anything tonight.
John who incidentally if any of you have forgotten is really fun to go out with.
Not in the pub, (yet) - Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 13:50:29 (GMT)

Does anyone want to go for a drink this week / weekend, or is that a stupid question?
Rowanboy <tom@munch-kin.freeserve.co.uk>
@work, my desk - Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 09:37:41 (GMT)

no, Actually
'Irish Joe' <irish.joe@not-22.cholmeley.co.uk>
Mr Cod, Cemetery Junction - Monday, January 25, 1999 at 13:18:11 (GMT)

oh Really.
Rik <Rik@righton.com>
I don't have to tell you, Fascists. - Monday, January 25, 1999 at 09:17:52 (GMT)

I take it all back. I found a page were you can download motherboard manuals and it's actaully useful.
Nick <nick@octopus2000.freeserve.co.uk>
Work, Theale - Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 17:21:12 (GMT)

At least the Packard Bell Europe support web site is really, really useful and has all the jumpers settings listed and everything. At least most of the content isn't the kind of stuff you learn in GCSE computer studies or anything. No, really......
Nick <nick@octopus2000.freeserve.co.uk>
Work, Theale - Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 16:19:47 (GMT)

I've got a new computer (at campus) its fairly great. Woohoo.
John
- Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 15:20:32 (GMT)

My son spen is gay. ooooohh the shame of it i can't go on living like this tell his friend gunther rammstein to stay away
Spen's Mum <Embarrassed_Mum@The.shame.of.it.com>
Hovel, Smelly PLace - Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 15:12:24 (GMT)

ARRRRRRRGGHH.
I F*cking hate NT sometimes.

Rowanboy
- Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 14:54:46 (GMT)

This is sooooo nerdy it hurts, but stuff it.... Check out this error message I got from msvc 5

error C2664: 'setStatControl' : cannot convert parameter 3 from 'class CComboBox' to 'class CComboBox'

sorry .... It would almost be funny if I didn't have to fix it.
Graf <graf@altavista.net>
At work, - Thursday, January 21, 1999 at 12:02:14 (GMT)

Heah I'm Mr. Big, the notorious criminal from many films, write a message you fools or eat shit and die.
Mr. Big <Mr@Big.com>
Some Place, America - Wednesday, January 20, 1999 at 14:01:53 (GMT)

Hello there just to say that Raj is gay
steve <no thanks>
wish I was on a beach, 51 - Tuesday, January 19, 1999 at 18:51:16 (GMT)

hello there and how are you today quite well I hope look this can go onto more than one line at a time isn't that nice don't yout hink and stuff look this must be a third line oh good
John <john.hawkins@reading.ac.uk >
My desk , Comp Sci - Tuesday, January 19, 1999 at 15:03:24 (GMT)

Hunt the Hawkins. Find him. Speak to him. Hunt the Hawkins. Where is this Hawkins. Can't find the Hawkins. Speak to him I will. Yes. But where is he? You'll reap just what you sow.
Hunt the Hawkins. Where is he? I will find you Hawkins. You had better be somewhere. Everone else has seen you. Hunt you, I will. Yes.
Yes.

Hunt you I will.

Roberto Languini <ssu95ril@rdg.ac.uk>
Sun Lab, Reading - Monday, January 18, 1999 at 16:34:09 (GMT)

John, talking of popular food, due to demand, the laughing halibut is now doing a special offer on cheaps and cooree sueass! 1 pound 30 penneth! Bargin!
ps. Fancy a few beers this week some time?

Rye <->
softel, - - Monday, January 18, 1999 at 14:11:29 (GMT)

But what of the deceptive meat and potato of pie fame?? Subtle, ambiguous and joyously vague, oh what more could you ask for.
John pretending to be someone else
- Monday, January 18, 1999 at 14:05:49 (GMT)

Woooopppeeee!!! It's got to be Beef and Tomato for me.... mmmmmm
Arthur Hill
Block D, Wormwood Scrubs. - Monday, January 18, 1999 at 13:45:40 (GMT)

As Tim used to say when there was a lull in the conversation, lets name popular meat and vegetable combinations- I'm going to start with Chicken and Sweetcorn
Bored John
Formica, it's everywhere - Monday, January 18, 1999 at 13:44:11 (GMT)

Well Look there is no reason for a message board if you are not going to use it. So come on eveybody I will create a utopian society yet, based on this message board for national and international communications.
Enforcer
Over your , shoulder - Monday, January 18, 1999 at 09:58:52 (GMT)

I'll remember that- next time I'm amongst a group of people where morale appears to be sinking I'll provide them all with an equal chance of being shot. I suppose that might not be too bad an idea, you could then tell everyone else at least you're not dead. Hmmm....
John
Not in the trenches, or I might be getting shot for no good reason - Tuesday, January 12, 1999 at 12:05:08 (GMT)

Mr. Hawkins,
You are not a Doctor yet. Please let me back up my learned colleague Mr. Rowan (BSc (Hons.) MBCS CCSE), and explain why the lovable Tommies did not use laughable contraptions made of shaving mirrors or decoy heads. It was primarily due to the need to maintain morale in the sodden trenches. You've seen those trenches on the television apparatus? Well, that's you house that is. That's where you live. That mud is your best carpet.

Regards,
Chaz McGill

Prof. Chaz McGill <Chaz.McGill@ox.ac.uk>
History Department Oxford University, First World War Office - Tuesday, January 12, 1999 at 11:02:51 (GMT)

Or maybe even some sort of decoy head on pole arrangement??
John
Shamefully making light of what was after all a very serious war, never mind - Tuesday, January 12, 1999 at 10:57:24 (GMT)

Could some form of periscope not have been employed? A makeshift one could have been knocked up with two shaving mirrors (as the officers would obviously have had to maintain such precise moustaches) and, oh, say, an old boot or something.
John
- Tuesday, January 12, 1999 at 10:55:38 (GMT)

That would be BLOODY.
Rowanboy
- Tuesday, January 12, 1999 at 09:57:51 (GMT)

A 'Tommy Test' is in fact a testing technique used by British soldiers in the First World War. (Tommies). Bascially, lots were drawn and who ever got the shortest straw had to poke their head up to see if these Germans were still pointing bloddy great machine guns at them.
Rowanboy
- Tuesday, January 12, 1999 at 09:54:11 (GMT)

This is a just test.
John
- Monday, January 11, 1999 at 17:17:13 (GMT)

Tommy Test: A test used by Tom Rowan (Tommy) to check something works, I have now inherited that class to send the message board test messages.
d <d>
d, d - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 16:29:08 (GMT)

Am I the only person brave enough to admit they don't know what a tommy test is??
John
- Monday, January 11, 1999 at 16:19:33 (GMT)

Sorry Ryan I was waiting to get my practical times and stuff so I'd know when I was free. Hows about I meet you at 12 in the colour sun room (G45 or whatever it is now)?? I have a practical 11-12 then one at 2, so if it takes any longer than 2 hours then, in the immortal words of Gerard Mckee, well basically you're fucked. See you then!
John
- Monday, January 11, 1999 at 16:17:33 (GMT)

Yes, I need to drink copiously. My mouth is drier than a nun's .... I think a visit both nights may be in order. I'll ring your house tonight Andy. Cheeeeeeeerrrrrrrs!!!
Ryan <R.M.Adams@reading.ac.uk>
western spiral arm, - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 15:44:37 (GMT)

John is in wales, or at least he went there for the weekend and hasn't been sighted since. If he's back this evening I'll get him to give ya a ring Ryan. P.s. Fancy a trip to the yawnyn on wednesday (or even possibly tuesday)?
AndyG <graf@anodyne.freeserve.co.uk>
At work, Wokingham - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 15:37:04 (GMT)

Ryan my brummie mate, he was in wales that at least I know cos it said it in the message board further down, but I don't know anything else, P.S. veowing the meusli is V. good where I work.
JE <JE>
JE, JE - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 15:33:02 (GMT)

With A Sheep??!? Did he go to Wales or something??? Do you know when he will be back???
Ryan <Blah>
Softel, Blah - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 15:24:46 (GMT)

Ryan, I think he might be having a carnel experience with a sheep.
JE <je>
je, je - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 15:06:37 (GMT)

John, where are you??? U not responsing to my e-mails!! Will you be about tommorow 12pm+??? Please let me know! Ryan.
Ryan <Blah>
Softel, Blah - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 15:01:37 (GMT)

Well It's monday morning 8:36 and I feel like going back to bed, but I think I should not. Do you feel like a mushroom? well do you?
John are you going to become Superman?

JAE <JAE>
JAE, JAE - Monday, January 11, 1999 at 08:38:09 (GMT)

Look, kittens.
John, trying to provoke interest.
- Sunday, January 10, 1999 at 18:23:51 (GMT)

Interestingly, this message comes to you from Wales. No, actually that isn't too interesting is it. Oh, nuts.
John
Wales, Stuck to the side of England - Sunday, January 10, 1999 at 18:18:19 (GMT)

Just doing a tommy test.
JE <JE>
JE, Je - Friday, January 08, 1999 at 19:03:39 (GMT)

Jon. Please do not use pound signs as these cannot be emailed to the distribution list using properly MIME compliant SMTP servers.
Reference: RFC's 821 and 822
Thanks.

MIME Compliance Boy
- Friday, January 08, 1999 at 10:34:37 (GMT)

MORE FREE INTERNET ACCESS!
Better choice of domain name: http://signup.dabsol.net

Rowanboy
- Friday, January 08, 1999 at 10:30:34 (GMT)

No website as of yet.
COS you have to DIAL IN to put one on Freeserve
It WILL be here.

Rowanboy
- Friday, January 08, 1999 at 10:29:05 (GMT)

Basically, go along the Oxford road past Pizza hut.
Turn left at the next roundabout.

Rowanboy
- Friday, January 08, 1999 at 10:27:49 (GMT)

Tom- you got a website yet???
--
- Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 15:06:45 (GMT)

Hmmm... Wheres Rodway Road then? Knowledge of Tilehurst <==> Oxford Road goes through it. Any clues?
John
- Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 15:03:47 (GMT)

<postcard>YES</postcard>
John
- Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 15:00:28 (GMT)

I am moving house on Saturday.
New address = 73 Rodway Road, Tilehurst.

Housewarming? Dunno - answers on a postcard.
Rowanboy <tom@munch-kin.freeserve.co.uk>
Coventry, - Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 13:10:37 (GMT)

Nice Ellis. Nice.
Rowanboy
Chamber if Commerce, Coventry - Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 13:08:44 (GMT)

John, You sound fucked off, but never mind because here comes new improved flymo. Yes that's right for the price of a hooker you can get your hair set on fire, and for a limited time only you can also get debug in a can, just spray it in your work area and it will tell you whenever you've made a typing error. For a no quibble 30 day money back trial send £1 and $49 to ADMAIL, POBOX 161, Portsmouth, or telephone (0891) 554420, and remember to have your credit card handy.
JE <JE>
At home, Still - Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 00:55:26 (GMT)

Please Lets rearrange these words for another meaning of tom:
BLACK POT KETTLE CALLING.
P.S. I love you ALL.

Jonathan Ellis <flymo@globalnet.co.uk>
At home, Ill. (Well not properly ill just the flu but as I am a man, (yes I have checked) apparently I must be dying) - Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 00:51:10 (GMT)

Rearrage this anagram to describe John: EYDNR
Rowanboy
- Tuesday, January 05, 1999 at 16:25:33 (GMT)

In all fairness, probably quite a good point, however I'm going to rely on good old-fashioned blind faith and say yes- the only bit thats date-affected is the bit that puts the current date/time on with the message, this uses the unix program date, and if thats not millenium compliant, errr, well there'll be a few more important things than the message board to worry about.
John in spod mode
- Tuesday, January 05, 1999 at 16:23:47 (GMT)

Only for the next 12 months.
Rowanboy
- Tuesday, January 05, 1999 at 16:10:49 (GMT)

Tom, does the pope shit in the woods?
John
- Tuesday, January 05, 1999 at 16:09:20 (GMT)

John, is the message board Y2K compliant?
Rowanboy
- Monday, January 04, 1999 at 15:01:32 (GMT)

Warning. Working can cause kidney failure.
Rowanboy <tom@munch-kin.freeserve.co.uk>
@work, - Monday, January 04, 1999 at 15:00:48 (GMT)

Hey everyone, isn't it great to be back at work. Answers of more than 2 letters will not be accepted.
Graf
back at work, doh! - Monday, January 04, 1999 at 12:39:34 (GMT)

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