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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 05:43:39
Message: <49eee6cb@news.povray.org>
Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> andrel wrote:
> > Aside: I though the F-word was not to be used on this server and in this 
> > context it is really ill-advised and possibly crazy.

> Personally, I don't give an F-word whether anyone uses it. ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCcCzj_yRtk

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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Mission: improbable
Date: 22 Apr 2009 08:45:34
Message: <49ef116e$1@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> Tonight, I am going on a crazy and ill-advised mission.

Oof... Why did I eat quite so much food last night? Suddenly I don't 
feel so good... :-S


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 09:28:20
Message: <49ef1b74$1@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> Long story short: I now have her phone number.
> 
> ...or possibly the phone number of the local gay bar...
> 
> ..but it's *probably* her phone number.
> 
> I hope.

Well, whatever it is, it *does* respond to the SMS protocol. So we can 
now probably rule out a made up number. (She did write it from memory, 
which seemed impressive to me...)

A reply would be good though... Still, her day job is as an account 
manager, which as I understand it probably means she's in meetings all day.


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 09:49:35
Message: <49ef206f@news.povray.org>
Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> (She did write it from memory, which seemed impressive to me...)

  Wait... You don't remember your own phone number from memory?
Or expect anyone else to remember theirs?

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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 09:59:08
Message: <49ef22ac$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> (She did write it from memory, which seemed impressive to me...)
> 
>   Wait... You don't remember your own phone number from memory?
> Or expect anyone else to remember theirs?

It's an 11-digit random number. I myself never have to dial it, because 
I never phone myself. And since I never give it to anybody else, I don't 
have to write it either. *Why* would I remember what it is?


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 10:06:52
Message: <49ef247c$1@news.povray.org>
On 4/22/2009 2:38 AM, Warp wrote:
> Kevin Wampler<wam### [at] uwashingtonedu>  wrote:
>> I imagine it will go something like this:
>
>> - stare at number
>> - stare at phone
>> - stare at number again
>> - stare at phone
>> - begin to dial
>> - quickly close phone before finished
>> - stare back at number
>> - rehearse what to say
>> - pick up phone again
>> - realize critical oversight in planned speech
>> - put phone back down so as to plan more
>> - stare at number
>
>    That sounds like a chessy movie script...
>

It sounds like an episode of Friends...

(actually, now that I think about it, I think it is... one from Season 
1, I believe).

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...Chambers
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From: scott
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 10:09:47
Message: <49ef252b$1@news.povray.org>
>  Wait... You don't remember your own phone number from memory?
> Or expect anyone else to remember theirs?

When I need to give my home phone number to anyone, I have to look it up 
under "Me" on my mobile :-)


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 10:10:56
Message: <49ef2570$1@news.povray.org>
On 4/22/2009 2:43 AM, Warp wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCcCzj_yRtk

F'ing F'tastic!

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...Chambers
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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 10:14:44
Message: <49ef2654@news.povray.org>
>>  Wait... You don't remember your own phone number from memory?
>> Or expect anyone else to remember theirs?
> 
> When I need to give my home phone number to anyone, I have to look it up 
> under "Me" on my mobile :-)

Likewise...

(And mine is unusually memorable.)


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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Epic win
Date: 22 Apr 2009 10:17:00
Message: <49ef26db@news.povray.org>
scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> >  Wait... You don't remember your own phone number from memory?
> > Or expect anyone else to remember theirs?

> When I need to give my home phone number to anyone, I have to look it up 
> under "Me" on my mobile :-)

  Maybe it's different in your countries, but at least here it's relatively
common to have to fill out some documents asking your personal info, including
your phone number, especially anything related to official/government things.
Knowing your own phone number by heart is as natural as knowing your own name,
date of birth, street address and social security number by heart.

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                                                          - Warp


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