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| From | felix <me@nothere.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.computers |
| Subject | Re: This reminds me of someone.. |
| Date | 2017-01-22 19:17 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <eej84bF7pb1U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <o6176s$cal$1@dont-email.me> <eeiml8F469pU1@mid.individual.net> <o61k38$9dk$1@dont-email.me> <eej42dF6ujrU1@mid.individual.net> <588466e2$0$17384$c3e8da3$dd9697d2@news.astraweb.com> |
On Sunday, 22 Jan 2017 7:01 PM, F Murtz wrote: > felix wrote: >> On Sunday, 22 Jan 2017 5:41 PM, Xeno wrote: >>> On 22/01/2017 2:19 PM, felix wrote: >>>> On Sunday, 22 Jan 2017 2:01 PM, Xeno wrote: >>>>> On 22/01/2017 1:31 PM, Blue Peeler wrote: >>>>>> D Walford wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Who is is this bastard General Failure, and why is he reading my >>>>>>>> hard drive?" she said. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Knowing how much "stuff" that was important to her was on her >>>>>>>> computer I delegated someone else to explain to her and retreated >>>>>>>> to my office. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> LOL, sharp as a tow ball:-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Oh yes, and I see, courtesy of an email sent to me by someone else >>>>>> that >>>>> >>>>> Email? Right! I believe you. Thousands wouldn't. >>>>> >>>>> Your problem is that joke, in multiple incarnations, has been around >>>>> for decades. >>>> >>>> sure has! like.. "Daddy, what does formatting C drive mean?" >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Are you trying now to tell us you were the *originator* of that joke? >>>> >>>> he actually related it as if it was a personal experience of his! >>> >>> Sure did. Problem is, he just co-opted someone else's *joke* and >>> related it as if it were his own personal experience. >>> >>> In fact, "general failure reading drive" was an MSDOS error message >>> and was the source of the joke. It was usually subtended with "Abort, >>> Retry, Fail?" >> >> yes, I remember those error messages. thank goodness we've moved well >> away from DOS to the GUI . my first recollection of anything better than >> DOS was something called DOSSHELL. or as it was known at the time.. >> DOSHELL, lol >> >>> >>> >>> Here are some Concurrent CP/M 86 error messages >>> >>> 01H - Disk I/O Error — Permanent Error >>> 02H - R/0 — Read/Only Disk >>> 04H - Select — Drive Select Error >>> 09H - Illegal ? in FCB >>> >>> How odd, looks a lot like 2 Hex Byte error codes to me. >>> >> >> > > Somewhere I have a floppy full of stuff like that,like pretending that > the computer is formatting itself and other nasty tricks. > Not that it would work any more even if I had a dos computer. I have a drawer full of floppies, and I still have a floppy drive in my main PC. I also have a PC running DOS 5.0 in case I ever feel nostalgic. so far it hasn't happened :) -- "It's not Islamophobia when they really are trying to kill you" http://www.barenakedislam.com/ http://www.thereligionofpeace.com
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This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-21 18:19 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. D Walford <dwalford@internode.on.net> - 2017-01-21 19:30 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-21 09:04 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-21 19:36 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-21 20:56 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-21 20:34 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-21 11:05 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. D Walford <dwalford@internode.on.net> - 2017-01-22 09:54 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-22 02:31 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-22 14:01 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-22 14:19 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-22 03:38 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-22 17:41 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-22 18:07 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-22 19:01 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-22 19:17 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-22 19:18 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-22 20:23 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-22 22:42 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-22 08:16 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-22 23:25 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-01-22 04:51 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-22 15:24 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-01-24 02:38 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-22 15:29 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-01-23 00:49 +0800
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-22 20:13 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-23 16:22 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-22 15:26 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-22 06:13 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-22 20:02 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-22 10:19 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2017-01-24 02:26 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-22 18:08 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-23 04:45 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-01-23 07:24 +0800
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-23 00:29 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-23 17:24 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-23 12:31 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-01-23 20:18 +0800
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-23 17:51 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-24 00:15 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-24 00:28 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-23 19:56 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-24 08:01 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-24 10:19 +1100
Might as well kick xeno's arse a bit more. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-24 22:25 +1000
Re: Might as well kick xeno's arse a bit more. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 13:34 +1100
Re: Might as well kick xeno's arse a bit more. Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 13:00 +1000
Re: Might as well kick xeno's arse a bit more. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 15:22 +1100
Re: Might as well kick xeno's arse a bit more. felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 19:37 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-24 09:14 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-24 10:30 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-24 23:20 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-24 08:44 +1100
Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-24 10:28 +0000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c*nt ever to infest a newsgroup felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-24 22:09 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c*nt ever to infest a newsgroup "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-24 11:24 +0000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c*nt ever to infest a newsgroup felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-24 23:45 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c*nt ever to infest a newsgroup "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-24 19:57 +0000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c*nt ever to infest a newsgroup felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 10:33 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 00:48 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-24 19:48 +0000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 07:52 +1000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-01-25 09:20 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 08:54 +1000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-01-25 11:47 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 13:05 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 12:58 +1000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 15:20 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 13:00 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 12:57 +1000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 15:15 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 19:39 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 19:55 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c*nt ever to infest a newsgroup felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 20:50 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 19:29 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 01:45 -0800
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 20:48 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 20:57 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 20:46 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 21:01 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 02:36 -0800
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 22:34 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-25 10:02 +0000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 21:45 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Grumpy Tech <grumpytech07@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 20:56 +1000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 22:12 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 03:23 -0800
Re: Grumpy conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 22:31 +1100
Re: Grumpy conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2017-01-25 03:42 -0800
Re: Grumpy conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 23:30 +1100
Re: Grumpy conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting c**t ever to infest a newsgroup[ felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2017-01-25 23:46 +1100
what a bunch of gossiping harpies keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-27 11:48 +1000
Re: what a bunch of gossiping harpies Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-01-27 13:10 +1100
Re: what a bunch of gossiping harpies keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-27 13:40 +1000
Re: what a bunch of gossiping harpies Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-01-27 15:49 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-27 11:43 +1000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-27 14:09 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-27 13:41 +1000
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-27 14:48 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-27 16:09 +1100
Re: Xeno conclusively proved to be the lowest disgusting cunt ever to infest a newsgroup[ Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-27 17:17 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-01-24 07:42 +0800
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-24 12:36 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-24 10:34 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-24 23:23 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-25 00:21 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 12:49 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-25 17:49 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 18:40 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-25 23:12 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 23:53 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-26 14:27 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-01-26 17:47 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-01-26 15:34 +0800
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-26 08:56 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-26 21:20 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-25 10:07 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-25 22:05 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-25 11:15 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-25 23:16 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Noddy <me@home.com> - 2017-01-26 00:57 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. XR8_Sprintless <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-24 14:48 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-01-24 15:34 +1000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-01-24 17:11 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-24 10:32 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. "Blue Peeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-01-23 19:49 +0000
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2017-01-24 09:06 +1100
Re: This reminds me of someone.. Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-01-21 18:13 +0800
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