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Yep! All products should come with version numbers and a what's new and/or change document, shouldn't they? 
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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I remember Mars bars in the UK being reduced in size from 67 grams to 60 grams (mid 1980's I think). Within a week or two, they were selling original sized bars in packages with a big "10% Extra Free!" flash on them. You've got to love the brassneckery of it!
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In US: Orange Juice used to come in a 64oz container (1/2 gallon).
Then the improvement came!
Then it was reduced to 59oz (8% less, approximately) and the proud proclamation that the new container will fit better in your fridge door. They saved you the trouble of doing price comparison by keeping the price the same.
Also - yogurt used to come in 8oz cups (220ml) and then it was reduced to 6oz. I guess that's their way of lowering the calories?
Both of these have become the 'norms'.
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They mean new and improved "formula", not product. By the way, they test how well laundry detergent works by burning the clothes afterwards and weighing what is left. The adverts would have to think there are visible differences with "new and improved" powder but that's not really the case.
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I was buying some film (the photographic medium) the other day, and commented to the clerk that the package says "NEW!" -- but it has probably said that for ten years or more. 
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I need you to implement this[^] site wide ASAP.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Just checking in and testing the code now...
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Do you have to make the squirrel noises yourself or can you copy and paste them from the clipboard?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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If they are licenced appropriately (eg Creative Commons) then you may copy the squirrel noises.
We take plagiarism seriously.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: If they are licenced appropriately (eg Creative Commons) then you may copy the squirrel noises.
We take plagiarism seriously.
And the squirrels must have an Aussie accent.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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No, I guess not.
We arrived in Hungary last Wednesday, an hour later the lorry with all our chatle arrived. Thank Bob we had some hired hands to unload and it was actually not so bad; except having to carry a piano.
The house is a mess, we've decamped to Budapest for the week to do some business in preparation for the BIG move in three weeks and my Pith helmet is working perfectly.
Today I finally got my interwebs working and I have spent all afternoon updating work and pushing changes to git. Now if only I had working battery [or a longer extension cable] I could work on the terrace rather than being stuck in doors.
All said and done the important things are in place. Weather is hot, beer is cold and food is fantastic; I haven't been near the kitchen since arrival except to make coffee.
veni bibi saltavi
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I did! Welcome back.
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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Barely, I'll be in and out for the next month at least. Once we arrive at Secret Location I'll know more.
veni bibi saltavi
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The paparazzi waiting already at your Secret Location[^] - smile!
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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We have been down to the lake front a few times. To the left of the picture is a very nice restaurant that my parents love, we prefer the Balaton Eterem; that would be behind the photographer.
This week we're doing Budapest. Well, Mrs Wife is working at her office and I'm working at home. The girls are just annoying me. 
veni bibi saltavi
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You actually made me miss those summers I had nothing to do but to walk around and jump into the water whenever got too hot...
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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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Secret Location
Do you mean the desert island with the gin bottle-shaped mountain in the middle? 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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No, he's moving to Juniper Island - the wellspring that all the world's gin is mined from.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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 There doesn't seem to be much gin mining here[^]. Is there another Juniper Island somewhere?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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That's just what they want you to think: otherwise they would be flooded with gin-soaked reprobates!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: gin-soaked reprobates!
That most of the Gin drinkers labelled, is there a special category for Nagy?
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Category? He has his own department at Gordons!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Oh you we're gone?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Just to the shops. :sheesh:
veni bibi saltavi
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So, important question, have you got pithed in your pith helmet yet?
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