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I'll sell you a submarine
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For the record, I actually own a small Personal Submarine Company
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That's different! Out of interest do you sell many? I'd have thought they were a very expensive toy that wouldn't get used much?
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Actually, the business has been defunct for a few years. We sold over 800 back in the 80's and 90's.
They are expensive toys, much more expensive now than then. We used to go to trade shows all the time with them, and would sell an average of 6 per show, so it was a lot of fun.
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One of the greatest things about being a one-man-band is that I never, ever have to do trade shows again!
Gawd I hated them - the worst was Interpack in Dusseldorf - absolutely massive show, about 200,000m2 of stands, 3000 odd exhibitors, open for at least a week (and the locals bring their kids round at the weekend, damn them) it was ten days in a German Hotel, eating out (with distributors / large customers) every night, and busy, busy, busy from opening to closing. Never sold a thing at the show - we were looking to expand / replace our international distributor network. And as Technical Manager I had to be there and talk to anyone.
Sheer hell to be on the stand, but boy was it worth it - some of the distributors we picked up sold shed loads!
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Obviously, you are in the wrong business 
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Thankfully, I'm not in that business any more - coding and marking: printing sell by dates etc. on product as it goes down conveyor belts. Loads of money in it, but ... a lot of stress as a result.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Feel free to send a friend request; my handle is dandy-72 (same name I use here, but with a hyphen). I was lucky enough to find a good crew when I started; most of us are always eager to help with just about anything. Being part of a good crew makes a big difference in the enjoyment of the game.
We frown upon mods and cheats, and the unwritten rule is that if any griefer comes after one of us, then we gang up on whoever started it. That in itself can be great fun. 
I tend not to do the daily objectives unless they're trivially easy, because sometimes you're asked to do something like complete a heist as leader, and doing that requires a dozen prep missions that each require at least two people. I don't think I've ever done a 7-day stretch for daily objectives.
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dandy72 wrote: my handle is dandy-72 (same name I use here, but with a hyphen).
Funny you should say that .. I'm Original-Griff ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I'll send you a request tomorrow - I can't get to the desktop at the moment, and GTA doesn't eve fit on the surface even if it could run it, which it can't. 
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Saw your request...it's been accepted
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Good for you. I luv GTA 5. Looking forward to the next version.
"If you feel the urge to add complexity, just go home early. You ain't gonna need it." - YAGNI
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OriginalGriff wrote: So it's true: not everyone playing GTA V is a griefer
At the risk of pointing out the mundane and obvious... Hadn't realized you considered yourself a griefer.
Interesting..
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I can't be a griefer, I don't own a Oppressor 2 ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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i was up with the moon
braying in its general direction
at my wits end, or is it beginning?
it all runs together right now
morning will come when I'm not ready
Real programmers use butterflies
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Braying? Are you calling yourself an ass?
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at that hour? Yes!
Real programmers use butterflies
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Being a new parent is tough. 
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I know, I feel that way too when I've left it too late to meet my looming deadlines...
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Pub gets cheers, for new ideas. (10).
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Too easy!
INN
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(and I spelled right today!)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Well done, you lead tomorrow.
I need more than 24 hours to create a difficult one.
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: Too easy!
Words I have never uttered when looking at these things.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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