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Post by Slinger on May 4, 2020 11:28:58 GMT
Global pandemic!!!!!! Ggrrrrrrrrrrr. I've found the bastard who coined that phrase, Chris, and I've saved his pin number on my very own computer if you want it. Perhaps we could join together and attack him. If not, don't worry, I've set it to revert back to me eventually, whether or not you use it.
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Post by ChrisB on May 4, 2020 11:38:01 GMT
The tosser wants his kneecaps stapling together.
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Post by MartinT on May 4, 2020 14:33:49 GMT
Global pandemic!!!!!! Ggrrrrrrrrrrr. pin number LOL! Hoist and petard come to mind.
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Post by ChrisB on May 4, 2020 14:45:00 GMT
Just like one of those round circles...
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Post by Slinger on May 4, 2020 15:11:07 GMT
LOL! Hoist and petard come to mind. Try "Pin Number" , "my very own" , "join together" , "revert back" , and "whether or not," Martin. Like "global pandemic" they're ALL examples of pleonasms, although "pin number" is pushing it, as it's technically a redundant acronym. My whole post was written under false pretences, but it seems as if nobody spotted the joke. The true fact is, I thought it was so obvious that it was like a free gift, but apparently not. I can hear the wind whistling across the frozen tundra of multiple senses of humour even now.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 4, 2020 15:22:05 GMT
PAT 'Testing' 'Old' Adage Me personally
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Post by MartinT on May 4, 2020 15:30:16 GMT
<tumbleweed>
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Post by ChrisB on May 4, 2020 15:49:45 GMT
LOL! Hoist and petard come to mind. Try "Pin Number" , "my very own" , "join together" , "revert back" , and "whether or not," Martin. Like "global pandemic" they're ALL examples of pleonasms, although "pin number" is pushing it, as it's technically a redundant acronym. My whole post was written under false pretences, but it seems as if nobody spotted the joke. The true fact is, I thought it was so obvious that it was like a free gift, but apparently not. I can hear the wind whistling across the frozen tundra of multiple senses of humour even now. :D Oi, I spotted it! No whistlin'wind 'ere guvnor. ...but tundra does defrost for a short period.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 7, 2020 16:29:05 GMT
Spotting a nice guitar on eBay, with the pickups I'm keen to try out, at a decent price, and pressing "Buy Now" only to find that some b*stard apparently managed to buy it in the few seconds it took for me to hit the button.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 7, 2020 19:08:17 GMT
Looks like it was John, LOL
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Post by Slinger on Aug 15, 2020 18:23:35 GMT
Having just upgraded the home studio a bit, and having lost out on the two WireWorld USB cables that were out of stock, I thought I might check out some of the studio-monitor-type headphones in my price-range to see if I can better the two pairs I already own. Guess what? Most of the "top tens" etc. still recommend the same two pairs I've had for years; the SONY MDR7506 and Audio-Technica ATH-M50X.
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Post by rfan8312 on Aug 15, 2020 19:33:47 GMT
Paul, can you tell me your price range? And sound preference.
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Post by Slinger on Aug 16, 2020 13:44:05 GMT
Paul, can you tell me your price range? And sound preference. It's moot now, but I was looking around the £100-£150 mark. As the two pairs that I've got though are still held in such high esteem it seems, the plan has been shelved. I just thought it was amusing and annoying in equal measure that I, a well-known tight bugger of this parish, was actively trying to spend money but life was conspiring to keep the money in my bank for me.
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Post by Slinger on Sept 8, 2020 18:30:34 GMT
To whom it may concern:
Dear sir or madam,
to the best of my knowledge, no, nobody did say "just eat," so will you kindly stfu about it.
Thank you for your consideration,
Slinger.
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Post by Slinger on Oct 11, 2020 15:33:58 GMT
I woke up this morning feeling like crap, which gave me pause for thought due to current conditions. I'm now going with "really heavy cold," as opposed to "very mild coronavirus."
I'm joking (now) but there were quite a few minutes of quite serious wondering involved. Roll up, roll up, get yer luvverly free paranoia here.
For once I'm rather happy it's turned out to be a minor annoyance.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 11, 2020 15:53:14 GMT
Always tees me off when people say they had flu when they patently haven't "One day flu" is the classic I've had colds and flu and I certainly know the difference. If you were younger maybe you could have had mild Covid
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Post by Slinger on Oct 13, 2020 13:50:46 GMT
Amazon Prime are, as they say, doing my head in. Long(ish) story as short as I can make it. I ordered a couple of bits that were due to arrive on Tuesday, today in fact. We'll call that Parcel A. Next day I ordered something else which would arrive on Wednesday, we'll call that Parcel B. It seemed daft having two deliveries so I decided to consolidate them and used the handy " Reschedule" button, changing the delivery of Parcel A to Wednesday, to match Parcel B. The next day Parcel A had a big mauve " Undeliverable," next to it on my orders page. No explanation, just Undeliverable, you'll get your money back, blah-blah-blah. They also insisted that the parcel was being returned to them. That would be the parcel that hadn't even been dispatched, right? Anywho, obviously, I still wanted what should have been in Parcel A so I reordered the contents of Parcel A, and used Amazon's " Amazon Day Delivery" service and specified Wednesday. We'll call the new parcel Parcel C. Both parcels, B and C, are still now arriving on Wednesday, right? Not a chance. Parcel B, originally slated for Wednesday is now out for delivery today, Tuesday, and Parcel C, with the Amazon Day Delivery set for Wednesday now says "Arriving Thursday." I give up.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 13, 2020 14:47:49 GMT
Rule 1 Do not be helpful It will come back and bite you
This is far too complicated for a monster system the size of Amazon to shake a stick at let alone comprehend or act on
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Post by MartinT on Oct 13, 2020 18:47:49 GMT
I was going to say: never change anything about the order once placed. You know you're in for a world of pain
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Post by Slinger on Oct 13, 2020 21:26:28 GMT
Fingers crossed, I've just ordered 3 more things (damn you Amazon Prime Day) which may, or may not, arrive on Friday.
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