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I am posting here in hopes that the powers that be give us a new place to post and call it the

I HATE COMPUTERS board.
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Surely this request should be made using a piece of paper and a pencil, and future posts must be provided in a similar fashion (we can argue later whether biros are allowable...)
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So Bob....give us your rant. I'm all fears...

OK...I see you spilled it in the hardware forum
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John Gray wrote:Surely this request should be made using a piece of paper and a pencil, and future posts must be provided in a similar fashion (we can argue later whether biros are allowable...)

Yes, you are quite correct, John; however my tablet was down also! :flee:

(Took me a while to find out what 'biros' are. They are not widely known in the States.)
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BobH wrote:(Took me a while to find out what 'biros' are. They are not widely known in the States.)
Neither here? We call them BIC pens
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BobH wrote:
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SORRY BOB, DOES NOT COMPUTE - HAL
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Rudi wrote:
BobH wrote:(Took me a while to find out what 'biros' are. They are not widely known in the States.)
Neither here? We call them BIC pens
Well, that nice Mr Bíró invented the ballpoint pen, so it seems fair to call them after him!
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BobArch2 wrote: SORRY BOB, DOES NOT COMPUTE - HAL

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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My hat! What's with all the purple caps?
Must be Texas font?
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They use a purple pen for their purple prose...
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Rudi wrote:My hat! What's with all the purple caps?
Bottoms Up! :cheers:
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Rudi wrote:OK...I see you spilled it in the hardware forum
Maybe I should re-marry to get access to a better lap top ....
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PURPLE is the color of passion; ergo its use in my plea for a special forum. :innocent:

As for purple prose in Texas, I've never seen or read any but most of us can cuss up a blue streak.
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BobH wrote:PURPLE is the color of passion; ergo its use in my plea for a special forum.
So what name would you ---pose for this new forum?
I ---pose the name: Scuttlecuss, Rantbutt, or even Moonbutt, though Blue Streak sounds cool too :laugh:
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Speaking of Texas, y'all ever notice the huge line of cabs as you exit the airport in Dallas? Those are the yellow rows of taxis!
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:groan: :laugh:
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Timelord wrote:Speaking of Texas, y'all ever notice the huge line of cabs as you exit the airport in Dallas? Those are the yellow rows of taxis!
Shouldn't that go into the Won Hit Oneders thread?
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Rudi wrote:
Timelord wrote:Speaking of Texas, y'all ever notice the huge line of cabs as you exit the airport in Dallas? Those are the yellow rows of taxis!
Shouldn't that go into the Won Hit Oneders thread?
It should be immortalised into a Groan Hit Wonders thread :laugh:
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I can feel a Groaning sickness coming on :flee:
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