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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 11 Sep 2008 12:03:23
Message: <48c9414b$1@news.povray.org>
Phil Cook wrote:
> 
> Judge not the user-string lest ye be judged.
> 
Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, 
"Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny 
bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the 
lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and 
breakfast cereals ... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy 
Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the 
counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou 
not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then 
proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the 
number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand 
Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, 
shall snuff it."

John (His holiness)

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From: Eero Ahonen
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 11 Sep 2008 14:55:52
Message: <48c969b8@news.povray.org>
Doctor John wrote:
>
> Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, 
> "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny 
> bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the 
> lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and 
> breakfast cereals ... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy 
> Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the 
> counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou 
> not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then 
> proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the 
> number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand 
> Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, 
> shall snuff it."
> 

And so was the evil rabbit monster destroyed, by the Holy Hand Grenade 
of Antioch, and King Arthur and hes brave soldiers could carry on theyer 
  Holy Quest, which would lead them to dark caves and a text, which was 
carved in stone, and informed them about The Castle of AAaaaargghh.

> John (His holiness)

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Eero "Aero" Ahonen
    http://www.zbxt.net
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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 11 Sep 2008 15:27:05
Message: <48c97109$1@news.povray.org>
>> Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, 
>> "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to 
>> tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast 
>> upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans 
>> and breakfast cereals ... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest 
>> the Holy Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number 
>> of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four 
>> shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that 
>> thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number 
>> three, being the number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou 
>> the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being 
>> naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
> 
> And so was the evil rabbit monster destroyed, by the Holy Hand Grenade 
> of Antioch, and King Arthur and hes brave soldiers could carry on theyer 
>  Holy Quest, which would lead them to dark caves and a text, which was 
> carved in stone, and informed them about The Castle of AAaaaargghh.

................................WHAT?!         O_O

-- 
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From: Eero Ahonen
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 11 Sep 2008 15:50:52
Message: <48c9769c@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 
> ................................WHAT?!         O_O
> 

Ya seriouzly nead to ordar yarself teh ultimat pak of Knowladge.

http://tinyurl.com/3hzsla

-- 
Eero "Aero" Ahonen
    http://www.zbxt.net
       aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 11 Sep 2008 15:53:59
Message: <48c97757$1@news.povray.org>
Eero Ahonen wrote:
> Ya seriouzly nead to ordar yarself teh ultimat pak of Knowladge.

Yes, CLEARLY it's Monty Python, but....... WHAT?! How the hell did we 
get from web browsers to the Kight of Ni?

-- 
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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 11 Sep 2008 22:13:25
Message: <48c9d045@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> http://webaim.org/blog/user-agent-string-history/

Why is that page making me laugh so much?

Maybe because I don't know if I should laugh or cry.


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From: Eero Ahonen
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 11 Sep 2008 23:50:30
Message: <48c9e706@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 
> Yes, CLEARLY it's Monty Python, but....... WHAT?! How the hell did we 
> get from web browsers to the Kight of Ni?
> 

Easily, we just followed the path.

Besides, there's no longer Knights who say Ni, they are now Knights who 
say Eki-eki-eki-pa-tang-zii-wong.

-- 
Eero "Aero" Ahonen
    http://www.zbxt.net
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From: Phil Cook
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 12 Sep 2008 04:13:17
Message: <op.uhczs7w2c3xi7v@news.povray.org>
And lo on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:54:04 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>  
did spake, saying:

> Eero Ahonen wrote:
>> Ya seriouzly nead to ordar yarself teh ultimat pak of Knowladge.
>
> Yes, CLEARLY it's Monty Python, but....... WHAT?! How the hell did we  
> get from web browsers to the Kight of Ni?

The use of ye olde language in a comedy frame would naturally invoke Holy  
Grail in certain groups.

If you want a convoluted path try concocting one linking pier fires >  
space elevators, which was one I had last night.

-- 
Phil Cook

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I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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From: andrel
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 12 Sep 2008 04:50:09
Message: <48CA2D88.3080606@hotmail.com>
On 12-Sep-08 10:13, Phil Cook wrote:
> And lo on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:54:04 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> 
> did spake, saying:
> 
>> Eero Ahonen wrote:
>>> Ya seriouzly nead to ordar yarself teh ultimat pak of Knowladge.
>>
>> Yes, CLEARLY it's Monty Python, but....... WHAT?! How the hell did we 
>> get from web browsers to the Kight of Ni?
> 
> The use of ye olde language in a comedy frame would naturally invoke 
> Holy Grail in certain groups.
> 
> If you want a convoluted path try concocting one linking pier fires > 
> space elevators, which was one I had last night.
> 
Someone threw a smoking cigarette out of a space elevator?


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From: Phil Cook
Subject: Re: History of the browser user-agent string
Date: 12 Sep 2008 09:17:24
Message: <op.uhddwtpqc3xi7v@news.povray.org>
And lo on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:51:20 +0100, andrel  
<a_l### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:

> On 12-Sep-08 10:13, Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:54:04 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>  
>> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Eero Ahonen wrote:
>>>> Ya seriouzly nead to ordar yarself teh ultimat pak of Knowladge.
>>>
>>> Yes, CLEARLY it's Monty Python, but....... WHAT?! How the hell did we  
>>> get from web browsers to the Kight of Ni?
>>  The use of ye olde language in a comedy frame would naturally invoke  
>> Holy Grail in certain groups.
>>  If you want a convoluted path try concocting one linking pier fires >  
>> space elevators, which was one I had last night.
>>
> Someone threw a smoking cigarette out of a space elevator?

That'd incur a fixed penalty fine for littering :-)

For those who are interested read on...

The discussion started with holidays and that led to the recent pier fire  
in this country (of which we'd had two) and the rationale for the  
existence of the piers themselves.
"Perhaps they didn't want those of types of building on the main  
promenade" suggested one
"Or they didn't have the space" suggested another
"I'm surprised they haven't tried building houses out on them"
"Too exposed to the weather, could do them underwater though"
"You'd need to sort out lighting though, you'd go mental"
"I'm surprised that we haven't colonized the Moon yet"
"Too expensive remember; getting everything out of the Earth's gravity  
well"
"What we need is a space elevator"

All perfectly logical.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com


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