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permalink #176 of 211: Eleanor Parker (wellelp) Tue 14 Sep 04 20:18
    
>>Has the Internet Germ Transmission Protocol been released yet?

No, because Microsoft hasn't figured out how to make money off it.
  
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permalink #177 of 211: Eleanor Parker (wellelp) Tue 14 Sep 04 20:20
    
However, they _have_ perfected the Internet Virus Transmission
Protocol. Included free of charge with Windows.
  
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permalink #178 of 211: Mike Knell (mpk) Wed 15 Sep 04 01:41
    
...and the best minds of the IETF are *still* trying to work out how that
protocol has been optimised to work as efficiently as it does.
  
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permalink #179 of 211: behind the Orange curtain (eidolon) Sun 24 Apr 05 19:53
    
Posting to this topic utilizing any Microsoft product, licensed,
unlicensed, or licentious is forbidden ... except Sundays and Holidays.
  
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permalink #180 of 211: Lisa Harris (lrph) Sat 22 Oct 05 10:29
    
All users of Mac OSX Tiger can post on Tuesdays when there is a full
moon. Classic users may post on leap years Feb. 29.
  
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permalink #181 of 211: it's time for a colorful metaphor (jmcarlin) Sat 22 Oct 05 10:31
    

Future long gaps between posts are strictly forbidden. Someone must
post to this topic at least once a month.
  
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permalink #182 of 211: Mike Knell (mpk) Sat 22 Oct 05 11:13
    
However, the gap between posts may not be less than fifteen minutes.
  
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permalink #183 of 211: Pat Adams (scarlet) Sat 22 Oct 05 11:26
    
sorry to be late
  
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permalink #184 of 211: Eleanor Parker (wellelp) Sat 22 Oct 05 21:02
    
If you know no one is going to use this topic for a while, you must
turn out the lights when you leave in order to conserve energy.
  
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permalink #185 of 211: Lisa Harris (lrph) Sun 23 Oct 05 14:36
    
Sagitarians go first. Leos may not play at all if Virgos are playing.
  
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permalink #186 of 211: Lisa Harris (lrph) Mon 2 Jan 06 06:20
    
Clearly, no one has read rule <181>, therefore rule <186> is: READ
RULE <181>!!!!
  
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permalink #187 of 211: Eleanor Parker (wellelp) Mon 2 Jan 06 11:27
    
However, Rules 181 and 186 are both superceded by Rule 193, but only
in even number years. 
  
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permalink #188 of 211: it's time for a colorful metaphor (jmcarlin) Mon 2 Jan 06 13:44
    

But but but rule 193 has not been defined yet.
  
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permalink #189 of 211: Tom Digby (bubbles) Mon 2 Jan 06 14:48
    
Rule 193 must be obeyed until it is defined.  Once defined, it becomes null
and void.
  
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permalink #190 of 211: Lisa Harris (lrph) Mon 2 Jan 06 16:21
    
Only use #2 Pencils.
  
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permalink #191 of 211: S*L*J*O (chuck) Mon 2 Jan 06 17:41
    
Last name first, first name, middle name last.
  
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permalink #192 of 211: it's time for a colorful metaphor (jmcarlin) Mon 2 Jan 06 22:07
    

Be silly.
  
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permalink #193 of 211: it's time for a colorful metaphor (jmcarlin) Mon 2 Jan 06 22:08
    

This is a ouroboros rule. Make the end the beginning.
  
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permalink #194 of 211: Siamese, if you please (hildegard) Tue 3 Jan 06 04:57
    
.ink black with pens use Only
  
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permalink #195 of 211: (eidolon) Thu 5 Jan 06 11:22
    
RE: <193>

Whether ouroboros or uroboros, your rule requires the indefinite
article "an" to define it accurately.  Citing <189>, it must be obeyed
until it is defined.  Therefore,

<1>
  
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permalink #196 of 211: (eidolon) Thu 5 Jan 06 15:58
    
I meant <0>
  
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permalink #197 of 211: wandering newbie (little-whip) Mon 27 Mar 06 04:58
    
No one is allowed to revive this thread after it's descended into
semi-obscurity for close to three months.

Ooops.

(except for me, of course.)
  
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permalink #198 of 211: Tom Digby (bubbles) Mon 27 Mar 06 06:51
    
If a previous post, such as <196>, was posted on your birthday, you must
mention it.
  
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permalink #199 of 211: it's time for a colorful metaphor (jmcarlin) Mon 27 Mar 06 10:42
    

On April 1, everyone must do one and only one foolish thing during
the day. The foolish thing must be pre-approved by all of us.
  
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permalink #200 of 211: Eleanor Parker (wellelp) Wed 19 Apr 06 23:03
    
If you've been off-Well for a while and you come back, you must post
in this topic.
  

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