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From: Jim on 19 May 2010 10:24 On 2010-05-19, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > >> And don't forget the mouseover text - often as funny as the actual >> cartoon, sometimes the punchline to it. > > I see no mouseover text. You have to put your pointer on the image and don't move it for a second or two - you'll get one of the wee yellow popup windows. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Woody on 19 May 2010 10:22 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > > > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > >Meaningless to me. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babysitter_and_the_Man_Upstairs > > Umm. Okay, but I don't see what that's got to do with the alleged joke > in question. > > `But when she traced the killer's IP address... it was in the 192.168/16 > block!' > > `Gasp!' > > I mean, what? the 192.168 network is a local network, can't be routed over the internet, so "the killer" is on behind the same router so presumably, in the same building. -- Woody
From: Rowland McDonnell on 19 May 2010 10:31 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > > > > > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > > > >Meaningless to me. > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babysitter_and_the_Man_Upstairs > > > > Umm. Okay, but I don't see what that's got to do with the alleged joke > > in question. > > > > `But when she traced the killer's IP address... it was in the 192.168/16 > > block!' > > > > `Gasp!' > > > > I mean, what? > > the 192.168 network is a local network, can't be routed over the > internet, so "the killer" is on behind the same router so presumably, in > the same building. Ta. Oh dear - so much trouble to understand such a silly little joke... Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Adrian on 19 May 2010 10:34 real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > <sigh> > > Oi vey. > > Was it worth the hassle of finding out what it meant? > > Probably not. Since when was a joke that had to be explained, slowly and patiently, ever funny?
From: Richard Tobin on 19 May 2010 10:35
In article <1jiqvup.1tprouj1l70h8bN%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid>, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >Was it worth the hassle of finding out what it meant? > >Probably not. Well no, that's the way with these jokes. They're funny if you already know the background, but if not they don't suddenly become hilarious when you eventually find out. -- Richard |