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No, there is misspelling in the UK, but in the US it's systemic and in Canada it's catching on. Being an ex-Brit in Canada, I've been fighting a losing rearguard action for years. My favourites:
Loose instead of lose
"A different tact" (tack)
"A mute point" (moot)
"Chalk full" (chock)
"Per say" and variants instead of "per se" (latin for "as such")
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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That's what you get for allowing them to do overtime on Saturday mornings.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Load your program, I am yourself.
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I happily await our future robot overlords. They've got to be smarter than most of the management I've had to deal with.
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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BrainiacV wrote: They've got to be smarter less useless than most of the management I've had to deal with.
Enfixed
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oh, you too?! 
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I would hate to think what the gravel rash would be like if they rolled over on the way down!
Amazing how much speed they picked up. The bottoms of the kayaks must be wrecked, there must have been less than an inch of water in the ditch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT8fqB9GPBM[^]
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Brain damaged idiots seeking adrenaline rush.  
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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OK, @ahmed-zahmed, one can't say they kayakers are "brain-damaged idiots" followed with the John Q Adams quote of "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." 
OK, yes, one can do such, but only the intellectually-challenged would accept both as true when in the same msg. 
Thus, that's when the 3rd quote from 'old Alberto comes in handy! 
Especially when 'meriKa keeps voting in the type of leaders it does...
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LOL. Whatever you say dude. The signature in my post does not contradict my post at all. In fact, it supports my post. And the third post from Mr. Einstein is especially apropos to the idiots referenced.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Whenever there is an emoticon in a message, don't take it serious, dude!.
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On the contrary, the video only show the (imo, thrilling) end-result.
They probably spend hours and and hours planning their stunt; making certain that there was enough water; and more importantly the "landing" was safe and free, as possible, of rocks and other floating dangers.
People have always done things like that, only now, it is possible to see it.
I would totally do that. (if I had lot more experience canoeing/kayaking).
I'd rather be phishing!
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You take my post way too seriously. I do think it way dangerous and should not be done by those watching at home. It should only be done by trained idiots.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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ahmed zahmed wrote: Brain damaged idiots seeking adrenaline rush.
And getting one!
I wanna go next!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I wonder if "GoPro" has its own category in actuarial tables yet?
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ROTFFLMFAO!
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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That's fairly mad.
I know exactly which friend I would do this with though.
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Must.Try.
This is awesome. I wonder at which point they eventually knew they wouldn't die.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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Crazy or Stupid?, you decide. 
Pretty amazing, I might have tried 40 or so years ago.
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!
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"Hold my drink and watch this!!"
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Famous last words of a red neck.
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours!
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I have finally convinced she-that-must-be-obeyed that paying vast quantities of (my) money for the privilege of not watching many channels of crap is a waste. Especially as we have the goodly services of Messrs. Prime, Netflix and Hulu. Whereas I am happiest when tinkering with and fixing technology, she is most certainly not. Ergo I'm looking for a foolproof, easy-to-use set-top box that won't involve me (or the kids) to find everything. After reading reviews on line I'm considering the Amazon Fire TV. Comments and viable alternatives welcome.
* - Opinion must be relevant to stated item. Opinion must be based on actual use of stated item. Opinion must be based on use longer than 10 minutes of frustrated noob-dom, and will ideally have involved actually getting it to work.
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Don't have an opinion of Amazon Fire TV.
But I've used the Wii to acccess Netflix and Prime and find it more than acceptable, even over wifi. There's the occasional lag but I believe that's due to my bandwidth availability. As for usability of the interface, my wife and kids all find it very usable.
Often modern DVD players have a built-in access to netflix and other online streaming services. Have you considered Roku[^]? I've heard/read good things about their product.
Whatever you do, I think you'd want something that can also stream local content from your LAN.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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