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#107652 07/17/03 03:38 AM
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FYI...

Heard the guy who wrote this program being interviewed.

The prog uses two 'look up' tables, each with 100 names. It allocates a value to each of the letters in your two names, does some maths then picks the appropriate name from each table. Simple but fun!

The Blue Dandy


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The Unstable Quark is known online as Cardboard Ghost.

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The Dark Philospher hehhehheh!


edit: hah! trying 'maverick poohbah' yields The Crimson Trousers


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finally one I like:

The Unstable Zoltron

that was from etaoin shrdlu



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Mild-mannered Coffeebean by day.....

......The Dashing Attractor by night!


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I don't *believe* it!
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OK folks, start working on your outfits, I forsee a great a GREAT costume party at the next Wordapalooza!!!


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The Heavenly Avenger. With maahey as first, I am renamed, The Drunken Translation! I kid you not!


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start working on your outfits, I forsee a great a GREAT costume party at the next Wordapalooza!!!
Now, *that's* a plan.
The question is : If we meet in San Francisco, will anyone notice?



#107661 07/19/03 01:34 PM
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If we meet in San Francisco, will anyone notice?

haha!

now, just what does a Junta wear?...



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