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Ironic Celebrity Deaths...
Ellen DeGeneres - Suffocates in the closet
Susan Lucci - Trips and breaks her neck while running up steps to accept an Emmy
Jenny McCarthy - Struck by a random thought
Frank Sinatra - Killed by Stranglers in the Night
RuPaul - Prostate cancer
O.J. Simpson - Murdered by the "real killer" in an apparent suicide
Madonna - Exposure
Unabomber - Mail bomb returned due to "insufficient postage"
Al Gore - Dutch Elm Disease
Bill Gates - Falls out of a Window
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October 26th, 2006, 01:15 PM
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"Towel Heads"
Recently I received a warning about the use of this
politically incorrect term, so please note, we all
need to be more sensitive in our choice of words.
I have been informed the Islamic terrorists, who hate our guts and want to kill us, do not like to be
called "Towel Heads", since the item they wear on
their heads is not actually a towel, but in fact, a
small folded sheet.
Therefore, from this point forward, please refer to
them as "Little Sheet Heads."
Thank you for your support and compliance on this
delicate matter.
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October 26th, 2006, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by topsquark  Ironic Celebrity Deaths...
Ellen DeGeneres - Suffocates in the closet
Susan Lucci - Trips and breaks her neck while running up steps to accept an Emmy
Jenny McCarthy - Struck by a random thought
Frank Sinatra - Killed by Stranglers in the Night
RuPaul - Prostate cancer
O.J. Simpson - Murdered by the "real killer" in an apparent suicide
Madonna - Exposure
Unabomber - Mail bomb returned due to "insufficient postage"
Al Gore - Dutch Elm Disease
Bill Gates - Falls out of a Window
- | ImPerfectHacker - In a botched beheading, the executioner requires 7
blows with the axe, and finally has to resort to a pair of nail scissors.
RonL
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I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Rick the computer guy, to come over. Rick clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, I called after him,
"So, what was wrong?"
He replied,
"It was an ID ten T error."
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired:
"An ID ten T error?
What's that ... in case I need to fix it again?"
The computer guy grinned....
"Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"
"No," I replied.
"Write it down," he said, "
and I think you'll figure it out."
So I wrote out ...... I D 1 0 T
(IDIOT)
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October 26th, 2006, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainBlank ImPerfectHacker - In a botched beheading, the executioner requires 7
blows with the axe, and finally has to resort to a pair of nail scissors.
RonL | He said "celebrities".
I am not, and I will never be. How much I despise them.
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It happened again today.
My professor was giving us a Differencial equations test and told the class to align in a matrix.
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There is this one person, whom I helped so much and nobody else answered his questions. But never did I once recieve reputation from him. |
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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker There is this one person, whom I helped so much and nobody else answered his questions. But never did I once recieve reputation from him. | Unfortunately rather common.
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"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - The Litany Against Fear, "Dune" by Frank Herbert |
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Originally Posted by topsquark Unfortunately rather common.
-Dan | Appratently it does not effect Captain Blank who refers to all those algorithmic questions. |
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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker There is this one person, whom I helped so much and nobody else answered his questions. But never did I once recieve reputation from him. | There was a period of about 4 days last week when I thought I was being
particularly helpfully, but received no rep via the thanks button.
What is often surprising is that people will actually thank you in a post
but not use the button 
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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker Appratently it does not effect CaptainBlank who refers to all those algorithmic questions. | There was one of those about a month ago which required about 4 hours
research and coding just to find what the intended algorithm was and the
errors in what was posted before I could even start thinking about the
solution. Not sure if I received +rep for that - just found it got three thanks
for that 
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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker There is this one person, whom I helped so much and nobody else answered his questions. But never did I once recieve reputation from him. | There is still a problem in that most people are not using the thanks button
when they should. But there are a small number that use it regularly.
Now if you ask me those people seem to get more help than the others 
Maybe there should be a sticky somewhere asking people to use the thanks
button if a post is hopefully, and pointing out they are more likely to receive
better help in future if they do.
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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker There is this one person, whom I helped so much and nobody else answered his questions. But never did I once recieve reputation from him. | I hope you aren't referring to me, as I believe I gave you reputation for quicklopedia (or maybe it was that I hadn't spread it around enough to give you anything)
At least I thanked one of your posts |
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Originally Posted by Quick I hope you aren't referring to me, as I believe I gave you reputation for quicklopedia (or maybe it was that I hadn't spread it around enough to give you anything)
At least I thanked one of your posts | No I am referring to a person from the number theory section. |
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Originally Posted by CaptainBlack There is still a problem in that most people are not using the thanks button
when they should. But there are a small number that use it regularly.
Now if you ask me those people seem to get more help than the others
Maybe there should be a sticky somewhere asking people to use the thanks
button if a post is hopefully, and pointing out they are more likely to receive
better help in future if they do.
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Originally Posted by CaptainBlack There is still a problem in that most people are not using the thanks button
when they should. But there are a small number that use it regularly.
Now if you ask me those people seem to get more help than the others
Maybe there should be a sticky somewhere asking people to use the thanks
button if a post is helpfull, and pointing out they are more likely to receive
better help in future if they do.
RonL | like when you put "latex is working" in big letters
(maybe i should thank you for other people)
and while you are up there you should change it to 2500+ members
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