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A famous art collector is walking through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he does a double take. He recognizes that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable, so he walks casually into the store and offers to buy the cat for two dollars.
The storeowner replies, "I'm sorry, but the cat isn't for sale."
The collector says, "Please, I need a hungry cat around the house to catch mice. I'll pay you twenty dollars for that cat."
And the owner says, "Sold," and hands over the cat.
The collector continues, "Hey, for the twenty bucks I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer. The cat's used to it and it'll save me from having to get a dish."
And the owner says, "Sorry buddy, but that's my lucky saucer. So far this week I've sold sixty-eight cats."
/ravi
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Nice. Bonus points for being clean. 
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Not only do Canadians rock harder but they funny too!
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Have you seen the cat?
/ravi
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FYI, you might want to check your professional profile. It seems it may have been goofed again.
<voice type="Ebeneezer Scrooge"> Bah. dumb bugs </voice>
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Seems OK to me. Did you notice anything particular that looked odd?
/ravi
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Look at your user icon next to your messages. I see the normal 'user' icon.
EDIT: You also do not have the 'professional' badge on your user page.
<voice type="Ebeneezer Scrooge"> Bah. dumb bugs </voice>
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Now I know why my cat has gone missing.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Does anyone use Bitcoin[^] and, if so, for what purpose?
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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It's less trouble than burning £50 notes.
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Well, one guy[^] gets to travel to exiting places becasue of them! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Exiting? Sounds suicidal. I'd much rather go somewhere exciting. 
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Risk of death, chance for vast riches - sounds like an adventure to me!
(albeit an adventure I'd rather happened to someone else...)
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Exiting left? What are we gonna do now?.....what are we gonna do now?.......what are we gonna do now?.... 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwS66EBUcY[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Bonnie Tyler? I'll stick to my Spike Milligan quotes. 
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I told you I was ill!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Risk of death, chance for vast riches - sounds like an adventure to me!
There are other ways...[^]
(albeit an adventure I'd rather happened to someone else... hope happened to me)
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
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Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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I name my toilet paper Bitcoin.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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A money that you can use to pay someone without any intermediary. (As good old cash)
A money that you can transfer as easily as a post message on a forum. (As good old web wire transfer)
A money whose supply can't be manipulated by anyone. (As good old gold)
These are the three rules that make this money such a big deal and breakthrough.
If you don't believe it, you can read about the theory behind it, and read the source code of the protocol on github. https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin[^]
I would add the following to really understand these three axioms I defined :
Without axiom 1, why don't you just use USD with banking card or wire transfer ?
Without axiom 2, why don't you just buy real gold ?
Without axiom 3, why don't you just use World Of Warcraft coins instead of BTC ?
People lost money with the Mt Gox scandal because they traded the axiom 1 and 3 for the sake of convenience. (Yes, Mt Gox Bitcoins were not real bitcoin, and thus, could be printed by Mt Gox. Such scheme worked as long as people did not exchange their Mt Gox BTC to real BTC or USD in mass... as what currently happens with our national currencies)
Mt Gox is not broke because of a hack. (official excuse) But because of a bank rush.
modified 1-Mar-14 15:43pm.
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Very nicely said, thats true and next big revolution in the transfers.
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