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"It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life." - Terry Pratchett
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"Is it true that your life passes before your eyes before you die?"
YES.
"Ghastly thought, really."
Rincewind shuddered. "Oh, gods, I’ve just had another one. Suppose I am just about to die and this is my whole life passing in front of my eyes?"
I THINK PERHAPS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. PEOPLE’S WHOLE LIVES DO PASS IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES BEFORE THEY DIE. THE PROCESS IS CALLED 'LIVING'.
From the book, "The Last Continent". I still prefer "Small Gods" 
*) Parts in all-caps are read using a hollow voice.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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"Small Gods" is Pratchett as his very best.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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There are so many things from my life that I do NOT want to pass in front of my eyes before I die. I really want to arrange my death in such a way that nothing like that happens.
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I’m still hungry - I think.
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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Here is some more wholesome food: Sometimes when I tie my shoes in the morning they slip up the knot, maybe because they are synthetic and when I wear too long shoelaces, they sometimes untie when I walk. Very annoying.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Well I’m full now!
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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Terry Pratchett is very wise, I always consult her works before making any decisions in my life. I would change my life to better suit her mood, because she is so smooth.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Urban Cricket wrote: Terry Pratchett is very wise, I always consult her works before making any decisions in my life. I would change my life to better suit her mood, because she is so smooth.
He was a bloke.
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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Michael Martin wrote: He was a bloke.
So was Bruce Jenner. 
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: So was Bruce Jenner.
Yeah but Bruce lopped off his dick, Terry just up and died. Can't com pare them im any way.
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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Oh, I thought of J.K.Rowlings, apologies
Maybe she wrote something similarly profound
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Mate, you sound like an avid reader. 
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Humble Bundle this time: Get LEGO® The Hobbit™ for free[^]
Not played it before...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OK ... but ...
When I, in my childhood, learned about the slave trade, we were laughing at how the colored Africans (note how I use the PC term ) were fascinated by our shining, colored beads of glass, eager to sell us lots of slaves in exchange of a few of those.
How much more "sophisticated" are our own preferences - whether they are super-primitive games, YouTube cat videos or some "super-fancy" feature of the latest iPhone moedel? When seen from outside, is there really a principal difference between these and the glass pearls provided to the "colored"s?
Honestly: I find it hard to see the difference.
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Hairy + beard + free gifts = Father Christmas 
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I stood in for him once, at a home for mentally and physically disabled children - and it was one of the hardest things I've done; it puts you through an emotional wringer.
Particularly with the poor buggers whose parents can't be arsed to turn up for anything ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: Not played it before...
... And the recaptcha means that I won't be playing it (or any other game from the site).
That's food for thought, given that I've bought 245 games from GoG, in the couple of years I've been signed up with them.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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From Gog: Full Throttle (Remastered)[^]
I remember playing that so many years ago ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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The hairy biker speaks ...
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Well ... I have a beard, a pony, and I used to ride bikes. But then Herself's arthritis meant she can't get on the back anymore so I had to move to cars. 
I miss my Nortons, Guzzi's, and Dukes. Heck I even miss my CB550F Hondas and TR1 Yamahas ...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I'm not going near that link! Nicolas "I can't act for toffee" Cage is in it!
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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All that I remember is:
"I'm not putting my mouth on that thing."
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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