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« on: May 25, 2012, 04:45:09 AM »

Yes folks, it's Towel Day! th_ag th_ag th_ag

Stepping outside without a towel today is punishable by Vogon poetry recitals. th_ao th_ao th_ao

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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2012, 07:17:27 AM »

"What I need is a strong drink and a peer group." -- Ford Prefect

th_ag th_ag th_ag
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« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2012, 11:30:34 AM »

I wanted to say " Never did get the hang of Thursdays" but then realized it's Friday.SO I shall just add that I have a pain in the diodes down my left side. and also "Life,don't talk to me about Life".
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2012, 02:06:36 AM »

... I shall just add that I have a pain in the diodes down my left side. and also "Life,don't talk to me about Life".

I cannot find the original (which I think was at U Illinois) just now, but there is a famous 404 'file not found' message. A Marvin-ish personality saying things like "It's not pretty when a web server cries."
 
http://www.blippitt.com/joonasnet-tale-of-a-depressed-web-server/

What I have always wondered is whether Marvin was named after Artificial Intelligence guru Marvin Minsky.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky
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