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    News just in: Shock Report!

    Experts from Yale University released a startling report this morning.

    The report gave their findings which amazed those that were reading it for the first time. Some people didn't understand it but those people were largely unaffected by the report anyway. People that did understand it but were not amazed are just being stubborn, and their opinion probably doesn't matter.

    I read it, understood it and was amazed. Really truly amazed.

    I urge you to get a copy and read it (preferably for the first time), try to understand it and see if you are amazed.

    Chances are you will be amazed.

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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    Originally posted by wossname
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    Sorry didn't realise there already was one. Can't be doing his job properly eh?

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    Arrhhh!!, I've clicked on every word in your post 10 times and I can't open any report
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    Originally posted by Electroman
    Arrhhh!!, I've clicked on every word in your post 10 times and I can't open any report
    Maybe it hasn't been released yet.
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    Originally posted by visualAd
    Maybe it hasn't been released yet.

    Then our Current Affairs correspondent for VBF should not tell us about it till we can read it all so!
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    Originally posted by mudfish

    Then our Current Affairs correspondent for VBF should not tell us about it till we can read it all so!
    It is common place. How often have you heard on the news:

    "A report out tomorrow is expect to show...."
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    Posted by visualAd
    It is common place. How often have you heard on the news:

    "A report out tomorrow is expect to show...."
    But they tell you when to expect it so you don't go opening up your TV trying to find the report.
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    but he did say. He said:
    Experts from Yale University released a startling report this morning.

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    ahha so it is out already.
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    And it's startlingly startling.

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    I dedicate this thread to the memory of Douglas Noel Adams, who died May 2001

    An Ode to Adams: By Wossname.

    One of the really truly amazing things about this shock report is its near-total unavailability. As with anything that is nearly totally unavailable, the extent to which it amazes people is directly proportional to the amount of difficulty encountered during appropriation of the object in question.

    If you can understand that then the chances are you will be amazed and lucky to have seen the report. Which is both shocking and amazing.

    Those that are easily amazed and / or shocked should don their peril sensitive sunglasses prior to opening the nearly totally unavailable report.

    Those able to obtain both the report AND a pair of peril sensitive sunglasses - which are ALSO nearly totally unavailable - should be amazed at how fortunate life has been to them of late. Then read the report in the above prescribed manner. Not only is this recursive, but it is unhelpful, too.

    PS. Since the peril sensitive sunglasses don't actually exist, anyone successfully obtaining a pair will experience an infinite amount of amazement and instantaneously cease to exist. Care is advised.
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    Re: I dedicate this thread to the memory of Douglas Noel Adams, who died May 2001

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    PS. Since the peril sensitive sunglasses don't actually exist, anyone sucessfully obtaining a pair will experience an infinite amount of amazement and instantaneously cease to exist. Care is advised.


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    Sir, I am suitably honoured.
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    My avatar shows me wearing my peril sensitive sunglasses. (Not presently incarnated as that evil cat).
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    I sent a report to wossname about me and Illibille's wedding last week. Seems he is useless and didnt pass on the news about the free booze and the requirement for a Vicar. The wedding was called off and Illibille left me for another man now all I have is gallons of free beer.

    Oh well STUPID MANGY CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Originally posted by BodwadUK
    The wedding was called off and Illibille left me for another man...
    No she didn't. She left you for a bi-sexual centipede.
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    Same thing
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    Originally posted by BodwadUK
    I sent a report to wossname about me and Illibille's wedding last week. Seems he is useless and didnt pass on the news about the free booze and the requirement for a Vicar. The wedding was called off and Illibille left me for another man now all I have is gallons of free beer.

    Oh well STUPID MANGY CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    At least you still have the beer. That goes a long way in my experience.
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    But I dont like beer I need cider. Beer is evil and now I am surrounded by the evil. ITS YOUR FAULT I SHALL HAVE MY REVENGE!!!!
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    Code:
    
    
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    We can only reinstall wossname as he comes on one CD but Bodwad takes up a whole DVD and we dont have a DVD drive
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    Actually, I'm still available on Atari ST Cartridge, and single-sided 320kb 5" floppy.
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    And thats without any compression
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    Oh ok where is it?
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    I have commission a report into this shock report.

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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    You know that 100 page report you wrote? well I kinda had a hot curry last night and we ran out of toilet paper so you cant have it back
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    The only shocking thing about this report is the hard residue on the cover after wossname sneezed on it.
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    Quote Originally Posted by visualAd
    The only shocking thing about this report is the hard residue on the cover after wossname sneezed on it.
    The really shocking thing is that the thread is a year old.

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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    Quote Originally Posted by MartinLiss
    The really shocking thing is that the thread is a year old.
    That is besides the point Martin.

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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    Ummmm he didnt sneeze
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    [ritual ends]


    Mpf. Argh! Raaaahhhhh!!!!!!!


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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    The report has had time to mature.
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    This is overshadowed by the truly earth-shattering news that Futurama may be coming back.
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    What???????????????????????????????????????????????
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    Don't you mean

    Wha wha whaaaa?

    Check out www.theregister.com
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    Re: News just in: Shock Report!

    OMG OMG OMG

    MY HEART HAS STOPPED!!!!!

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