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Avijnata wrote: should have been called Columbia,
Yes, that was one of the early names, but it didn't stick, other than in the District of Columbia.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: , other than in the District of Columbia. And everyone knows nothing ever happens there.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: but it didn't stick, other than in the District of Columbia.
It stuck pretty well in South America and Canada.
They will never have seen anything like us them there. - M. Spirito
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It's fun when someone claims history is wrong and then claims to know the real history.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Because, as they say ...
History was always written by the winner.
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Avijnata wrote: History was always written by the winner. And then rewritten later on by the know-it-all.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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In interesting story, his brutal exploits could be likened to members of Congress.
New version: WinHeist Version When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Unknown
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Nah, Congress is much more greedy.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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So why people actually do not know the name of the creature of Dr. Frankenstein?
http://xkcd.com/1589/[^]
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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Having read the book long ago, I think the creature's name was Adam.
Edit: Well, not as clearly as I thought it was, but close enough (from Wikipedia):
...although the monster does call himself, when speaking to his creator, Victor Frankenstein, the "Adam of your labours"...
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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That was given as an answer to the question on QI by (I think) John Sessions who is generally very good on the show and highly intelligent. Whilst the creature is likened to Adam, he is never named.
Edit: QI is a UK quiz show where the questions are generally impossible, or at least incredibly hard, to answer, the entertainment comes from the discussion\education rather than the traditional Q&A quiz format. Google it for more info if interested
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It was referred to by a compatriot of the doctor (the creature itself) as "the Adam of your labours". Victor never gives the creature a name.
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Perfect answer...
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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I went through a big period of reading classic horrors. I still read Dracula about once every two years.
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Listen to them. Children of the night. What sweet music they make.
To be honest, those programmer groupies can get tiresome.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I still read Dracula about once every two years. Just in case it ends differently?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Somebody keeps pricking their finger and bringing the book back to life again. Honestly, the number of white-nightgowned ladies I've had accidentally nick their fingers.... And me with light coloured carpets as well - takes an age to clean up.
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Perhaps you spend Halloween here[^] if you like.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Who, are you talking about?
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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I thought he was called "Zealous" because he was over eager (Igor).
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Wasn't it Zaphod Beeblebrox?
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True 'tis that Mary Shelley never named him, but who did the Creature believe he was:
Chapter 16 of Frankenstein: the Creature speaking:
"At length the thought of you crossed my mind. I learned from your papers that you were my father, my creator; and to whom could I apply with more fitness than to him who had given me life?"
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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Sorry it is a bit early - I have to go out. I may not be around to give answers, so good luck!
exert an emit (11,11)
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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Jenny went on a long walk to pick daisies?
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