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#9428 11/16/00 10:28 AM
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so much for the ability of language as a communication tool

There now, shanks - the failure was mine!

by am I speaking to Searle I meant it to be taken that I didn't think you were his stand-in.

Yeah, let's take a tour of our baronial lands.



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Who the Hal are you, then?

Don't do that Dave.

Dave.
Don't do that.



(less than a year away, eh?)

More recently, I'm just another aspect of The Matrix, Max.




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More recently, I'm just another aspect of The Matrix, Max.

Was told by a colleague once that I reminded her of the cool Laurence Fishburne character in the matrix - Morph[eus]. But then, it was close to her review, and she wanted a raise...


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(Sulking in his tent - bring me Briseis now, and make sure she's scrubbed!)


You heel, shanks.

Bingley



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Nothing Styx to you like a bad rep...


#9433 11/17/00 05:26 PM
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Morph[eus]

Flattery indeed!

- sort of half-plasticine, half king of cool?
(Morph is known over here as an animated plasticine character - a weak forerunner to Wallace and Gromit) (Waddya mean, who's Wallace and Gromit?!)

Personally I'm just like Keanu Reeves. In much the same way as Peewee Herman isn't.


By the way, thanks for the consciousness refs, shanks. Keep me busy for a while... (you wish!)



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>In much the same way as Peewee Herman isn't.

So, closer to PeeWee are you? Wouldn`t want to be going to the movies with you then.

(she says while hoping the non-U.S. residents understand the reference)


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So, closer to PeeWee are you? Wouldn`t want to be going to the movies with you then.

(she says while hoping the non-U.S. residents understand the reference)


As I understood it, If one went to the movies with PeeWee, one could be fairly certain that he would leave one completely alone, being otherwise occupied. Sitting right next to him might be rather distasteful, however.



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as PeeWee used to say:
I know you are, but what am I?


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Well, basically, I think basically is a meaningless word. Maybe it had once some basic meaning, but these days it is used basically as a tedious filler word, especially by anyone being interviewed on TV -- go ahead, count em. It's driving me nuts -- basically.

Carpe rutila


Carpe whatever
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