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Whilst the world mourns a man who lost his battle with cancer yesterday, myself, my colleagues, and a couple of families and a few other men and women in the West Midlands are mourning the loss of another man who lost his battle with cancer yesterday.
Steve was a dev team leader where I currently work, he was in his early thirties, a few years ago he got married and just as the two of them should have been looking forward to their life ahead as a family he got the news he had a rare form of cancer.
He has fought it for years, very, very nearly died a number of times over the last couple, had a hell of a lot of other people's blood pumped into him, but last night was the limit he could do.
He was a wonderful man, one of the nicest people I have ever met, intelligent, witty, and his wife was lovely too. He has not been at work much over the last two or three years and I have missed him, the news shouldn't have come as a shock, but it has, massively.
I don't know how to process the news at the moment, typing this with tears streaming down my face, grief is a very selfish thing, but I am absolutely gutted for his wife.
I shall raise a glass of Hobgoblin for my mate Steve, and then a few more.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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All one can do is to keep him in good memory, though it doesn't compensate for the loss...
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I'll raise a G&T to Steven later.
Cancer [KSSrule = suspended] is nadger sucking monkey ferking splunk gurgler wonkstain[\KSSrule]. My wife's father was killed by his, and both my Mum and brother are in pretty sheetty shape thank you very much Mr Cancer. Bollocks to Cancer and bollocks again. It can feck right off to the far side of the sun and when it gets there it can feck off some more!
veni bibi saltavi
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I saw an email response had been blocked for language, I thought that'll be from Nagy.
Made me smile, thanks for that.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Just doing my job.
veni bibi saltavi
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R.I.P. Steven Pugh.
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I shall raise a to Steven
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Lost my dad to cancer. Nasty thing to go though.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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A poem I wrote - not all that long ago:
The things upon which our happiness depends
Are the self same reasons by which it ends.
Grief isn't selfish - it's the price you pay for caring.
Imagine life without either.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
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To live on in the hearts of others is to never die
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Well that sucks mightily, extra bad when it happens to someone that young.
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There are few who haven't had cancer invade their lives in one form or another, it is never easy or painless. Here's hoping that Steven's family and friends gather the strength to get through this.
Here's to Steven.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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RIP
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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It's hard losing a good person in your life. My thoughts for his family.
I'll raise a to his memory - and it's not a bad idea to raise one for all those who have left us too soon.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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The ever first Israeli Basketball League for people with special needs will start today at 18:00 (local time) in Jerusalem...
I will be there (as the ball)...
For the last 4 years I'm working with some of these and for the last half I'm actually living among them...I'm fascinating to see how it will develop...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: I will be there (as the ball)... You are going to be kicked by people with special needs?
Pictures?
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Pictures?
I'm prepared to take some, but you have to talk to Chris to let me add them here
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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That is already allowed. Just put them in your dropbox and provide a link here
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Y'asher Koach
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Congratulations, Kornfeld !
cheers, Bill
«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: special needs at the risk of getting completely flamed (but asking in a completely non-unkind manner) - does that mean they need a beer after every quarter?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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