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Mick Martin quoting from a Prince[^] song?
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Yes, it was advised to him by Dr.Hook 
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Did you read that on the cover of the Rolling Stone?
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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No - Sylvia's mother told him.
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Quote: He said captain
I said wot
He said captain
I said wot d'ya want
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hmmm, that sounds nice.
gives me an idea... a torch in my rain poncho, even cosier!
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I'd much rather get rained on.
It really sounds more like a Japanese thing than a Chinese one, though -- Japanese ideas are usually the craziest ones.
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And just as useless Robotic Tail[^] from a link on the page you lined.
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The idea itself isn't so weird, except that this already exists...
It goes like this "Hey, I noticed we're going the same direction and you don't have an umbrella, you're welcome to join me, I'm [state your name]."
You'll probably get some weird looks, but after the initial surprise people could get quite sociable (too bad I'm not).
If things hit it off there's a neat little trick to keep in touch, it's called switching out numbers, but it's a secret technique that not many people know of.
There are a few apps available to help in this regard though, the Contacts app comes to mind, as do WhatsApp and Facebook, or maybe even LinkedIn if you're both on your way to work.
Facebook is particularly easy, just say something like "Hey [name], do you mind if I add you on Facebook?" and they'll usually say "Not at all" because they can't really stop you and it's quite easy to block you afterwards.
I've only once shared an umbrella with strangers which was at a festival where we were all cramped together and I just so happened to have an umbrella (actually it was a friend's, but I was holding it at the time).
While it wasn't particularly awkward, no friends were made that day.
The real challenge is being outside in the rain with an umbrella and finding a stranger without one that's also going in the same direction... 
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Seeing I'm unlikely to break into the themed ones...
Throw down the haggard net clipper. (8)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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GAUNTLET?
"Throw down the gauntlet" seems right, and "haggard" == "GAUNT", but I don't see "net clipper" being "LET"?
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yep! 'Net clipper' is a tennis reference.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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You learn something new every day. 
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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My significant other got stung on the forehead by a bee and is currently in ER, her face swollen, bruised, she almost died.
Luckily I was close enough to hit the bee with my shovel!
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Is the shovel ok? 
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Small dent but still functional. 
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you do know bee populations are falling, apparently if the bees die so do we.
so next time please whack the other side of the head to merely dislodge the bee.
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Yes, but don't forget the multiple reports that bees' flight defies the laws of Physics, so they might not obey Newton's (cradle) Laws, either.
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That was very thoughtless of you.
Blood contains rust, which could have ruined your shovel.
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Some honey will sweeten her up
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I'm getting very suspicious emails and messages whenever I changed my skype status. My gut feeling says,I'm being watched.
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I don't see anyone watching you.
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just trying to make it better for you, oh and your opinion counts [not much, your data though....]
oh wait, that was last decade, these days you don't actually matter
we are trying to improve our product ['s data collection]
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Call me, and I will explain this.
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
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