May 2006 - Social

The Bacon Tree
by Keith Watson 30 May '06

30 May '06

A colleague send this to me, it's so bad I had to share.... Regards, Keith ____________ The Mind is the slayer of the Real - The Voice of the Silence. > > Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert, wandering aimlessly and > close to death. > > They are close to just lying down and waiting for the > inevitable, when all of a sudden... > > "Hey Pepe, do you smell what I smell. Ees bacon, I is sure of eet". > > "Si, Luis, eet smells like bacon to meee". > > So, with renewed strength, they struggle off up the next sand > dune, and there, in the distance,is a tree, just loaded with bacon. > > There's raw bacon, dripping with moisture, there's fried > bacon, back bacon, double smoked bacon every imaginable kind > of cured pig meat you can imagine!! > > "Pepe, Pepe, we ees saved. Eees a bacon tree". > > "Luis, are sure ees not a meerage? We ees in the desert, > don't forget". > > "Pepe, when deed you ever hear of a meerage that smeell of > bacon...ees no meerage, ees a bacon tree". > > And with that...Luis races towards the tree. He gets to > within 5 metres, Pepe following closely behind, when all of > a sudden, a machine gun opens up, and Luis is cut > down in his tracks. > > It is clear he is mortally wounded but, true friend that he > is, he manages to warn Pepe with his dying breath. > > "Pepe...go back man, you was right, ees not a bacon tree" > > "Luis, Luis mi amigo...what ees eet?" > > "Pepe...ees not a bacon tree...... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ......ees, a Ham Bush"

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Re: [ALUG] Re: First ALUG competition of 2006
by sfr 30 May '06

30 May '06

On 30/05/06, Wayne Stallwood <ALUGlist(a)digimatic.plus.com> wrote: > > Is it me or is there something fishy going on with the ordering of the > captions ? > > Steve jumped to first place on the list when his votes matched sfr's but > Joe didn't jump to the top when his votes matched the other two. > > So Steve isn't winning, he is in a 3 way tie. Someone has newly voted for Joe's, so we have a tie between Steve and Joe - mine doesn't count. The rest is a matter of Time. -- sfr

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Re: [ALUG] Fwd: First ALUG competition of 2006
by Brett Parker 29 May '06

29 May '06

On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 09:43:23PM +0100, Brett Parker <iDunno(a)sommitrealweird.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 09:23:08PM +0100, Ted Harding <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> wrote: > > How do we submit entries? > > Via the magic interface that doesn't yet exist... (alternatively, in the > mean time, by posting them to the list :) And now, as if by magic, the competition site exists! There's (obviously) some things that I've missed, but I'm sure you guys will tell me what they are as and when :) Site is at: http://alug.sommitrealweird.co.uk/ Should be *reasonably* easy to work out how to use it, if you've got any problems I can be found on IRC on irc.alug.org.uk in #alug or, alternatively, normally somewhere near the end of an e-mail client! Beware, occasionally I disappear for a few hours at a time (usually sleep... but there have been times where I've been working rather too hard to keep up!). I have added Eli and the image to the site, but that's *it*... I haven't added all you other lot and your captions... so, if you'd like to register and send them in, that'd be fantastic! Yes, I know that it asks for e-mail address... it's so that we can contact the winner at the end... though, it doesn't actually verify that address at the moment (I might bolt that in later...). Thoughts, Bugs, Etc... you know where to look. Cheers, Brett

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RE: [alug social] Re: [ALUG] Fwd: First ALUG competition of 2006
by Keith Watson 22 May '06

22 May '06

> From: sfr Sent: 21 May 2006 12:14 > > On 20/05/06, Brett Parker <iDunno(a)sommitrealweird.co.uk> wrote: > > On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 10:07:14PM +0100, Paul > <lists(a)bulldoghome.com> wrote: > > > > > Guess Brett wants to keep the prizes all for himself... > > > > Have we ever worked out what they are yet? > > yes.. well... > > first prize is LOTS of Kudos, international fame, and a certificate. > and something else ... an early release copy of Windows Vista > > second prize is some kudos, slightly less fame, and er... > something else. > ... TWO early release copies of Windows Vista > hang on a minute, I'll look in the charity-shop box. > > -- > eli alternatively... 1st prize - the opportunity to supply Brett with pints of beer for a whole night 2nd prize - ditto (but followed but a chinese/indian take away of Brett's choice) 3rd prize - you don't want to know about the 3rd prize Regards, Keith ____________ Even before I can say it, it is no more. - Sengai

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First ALUG competition of 2006 - teaser
by sfr 19 May '06

19 May '06

While we're waiting for the announcement of J's next serious and on-topic contest of brains and programming skill, we shall offer you some light entertainment. And the tease is that I'm not telling you what the competition is, yet. Just a little clue: it's a Caption Competition. -- Eli (sfr)

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RE: [alug social] Re: First ALUG competition of 2006 - teaser
by Keith Watson 19 May '06

19 May '06

> From: sfr Sent: 18 May 2006 20:18 > > First ALUG competition of 2006 - Part II > > The photo which awaits your inventive and witty caption is at > http://sfr.itshall.be/stuff/tuff.jpg > "OK, so I drink through a straw, but just wait until I get the git that pinched me pint!!" Regards, Keith ____________ Those who know don't talk. - Those who talk don't know. - Lao-tzu

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Re: [alug social] Are we alive over here?
by Steve Engledow 18 May '06

18 May '06

> *prod* - appears to have been no traffic for months and months... have > we all been socialising in the pub and IRC instead of on this list > *again*! Sheesh ;) Socialising? I'm sure I remember it. More pub meets! :)

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Are we alive over here?
by Brett Parker 17 May '06

17 May '06

*prod* - appears to have been no traffic for months and months... have we all been socialising in the pub and IRC instead of on this list *again*! Sheesh ;) Cheers, Brett.

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