Thought of the day.

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happy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Nov 01 Posts: 1 Credit: 45,350 RAC: 0	Message 745883 - Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 23:01:56 UTC what is life without coffe??? ID: 745883 ·

Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0	Message 745895 - Posted: 29 Apr 2008, 23:40:53 UTC - in response to Message 745883. what is life without coffe??? A world free of stinky coffee breath people... ;) (Then we would only have the stinky cigarette breath people do deal with.) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . ID: 745895 ·

Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0	Message 748281 - Posted: 4 May 2008, 23:39:36 UTC Why do the people who proclaim to have worked so hard seem to have the most energy to burn? I've worked my tail off most of my life and all I have to show for my labor is a bad case of weariness... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . ID: 748281 ·

Maximus Decimus Meridius Send message Joined: 17 Apr 03 Posts: 370 Credit: 34,749 RAC: 0	Message 748289 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 0:03:48 UTC Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions. ID: 748289 ·

Maximus Decimus Meridius Send message Joined: 17 Apr 03 Posts: 370 Credit: 34,749 RAC: 0	Message 748290 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 0:05:19 UTC Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions. ID: 748290 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 748291 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 0:05:57 UTC Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup? BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . ID: 748291 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 748311 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 0:23:24 UTC On the periodic table, why do some elements have symbols with letters that aren't even in the word? BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . ID: 748311 ·

Mr. Majestic Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0	Message 748314 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 0:28:54 UTC Why are there so many questions but so few answers? ID: 748314 ·

Mr. Majestic Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0	Message 748340 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 1:32:43 UTC What came first the chicken or the egg? ID: 748340 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 748349 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 1:55:16 UTC - in response to Message 748340. What came first the chicken or the egg? The egg. The parents of the first chicken were not quite chickens. BOINC WIKI ID: 748349 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 748350 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 1:56:16 UTC - in response to Message 748339. What was the best thing before sliced bread? The wheel? Before that fire? Before that was there any good? BOINC WIKI ID: 748350 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 748353 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 2:09:55 UTC - in response to Message 748311. On the periodic table, why do some elements have symbols with letters that aren't even in the word? I believe they make sense if you know Latin. BOINC WIKI ID: 748353 ·

Mr. Majestic Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0	Message 748355 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 2:11:29 UTC - in response to Message 748353. On the periodic table, why do some elements have symbols with letters that aren't even in the word? I believe they make sense if you know Latin. Yes, I believe that the abbreviations are in latin. ID: 748355 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 748356 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 2:14:16 UTC - in response to Message 748290. Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? Two reasons I can think of. 1) It is more cost effective to only order one sort of terminal and just have slightly different mounting for drive up and walk up. 2) Chauffeur. BOINC WIKI ID: 748356 ·

someguyincanada Send message Joined: 6 Jul 02 Posts: 144 Credit: 912,086 RAC: 0	Message 748387 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 4:37:56 UTC im drunk ID: 748387 ·

Knightmare Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0	Message 748395 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 5:18:41 UTC - in response to Message 748288. What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane? THE FEATHERS AREN'T WORKING!!!! THE FEATHERS AREN'T WORKING!!!! Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome ID: 748395 ·

Spectrum Send message Joined: 14 Jun 99 Posts: 468 Credit: 53,129,336 RAC: 0	Message 748496 - Posted: 5 May 2008, 11:12:05 UTC A guy I worked with once on a constuction site said "If I ever fell out of a Plane I would only take one thing" I asked what would you take? He said "An extension lead" I said why? He said " you can be sure it will snag on something on the way down!!!" ID: 748496 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 748876 - Posted: 6 May 2008, 3:23:40 UTC - in response to Message 748496. A guy I worked with once on a constuction site said "If I ever fell out of a Plane I would only take one thing" I asked what would you take? He said "An extension lead" I said why? He said " you can be sure it will snag on something on the way down!!!" ROFLMAO BOINC WIKI ID: 748876 ·

Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 749134 - Posted: 6 May 2008, 21:13:36 UTC Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo? LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 749134 ·

Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0	Message 749135 - Posted: 6 May 2008, 21:14:11 UTC Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one? LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 749135 ·

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