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On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:10:11 -0400, Wolf K wrote:
[1] Footnote: In English, in a two-noun phrase the first noun is the qualifier: "sweat sock" is a type of sock. Thus "theaters Dallas" would be a type of Dallas..... Well, sometimes. An attorney general is not a type of general, but a type of attorney. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://BrownMath.com/ http://OakRoadSystems.com/ Shikata ga nai... |
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:31:03 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:
Be careful not to enter the single search term, "google", into a Google search. That's been known to cause Google's servers to enter a loop that goes ever deeper and deeper, eventually collapsing upon itself like a black hole. The original of that joke -- or at least an earlier version -- was when Roy and Moss got Jen to believe, and announce in her talk to the stockholders: "If you type 'Google' into Google, you'll break the Internet." (/The IT Crowd/, season 1 IIRC) -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://BrownMath.com/ http://OakRoadSystems.com/ Shikata ga nai... |
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On 10/29/2018 7:32 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:31:03 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: Be careful not to enter the single search term, "google", into a Google search. That's been known to cause Google's servers to enter a loop that goes ever deeper and deeper, eventually collapsing upon itself like a black hole. The original of that joke -- or at least an earlier version -- was when Roy and Moss got Jen to believe, and announce in her talk to the stockholders: "If you type 'Google' into Google, you'll break the Internet." (/The IT Crowd/, season 1 IIRC) While searching for search engines I found this one, My Favorite of all time :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ_7m_Rb4dA Rene |
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In message , Stan Brown
writes: On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:10:11 -0400, Wolf K wrote: [1] Footnote: In English, in a two-noun phrase the first noun is the qualifier: "sweat sock" is a type of sock. Thus "theaters Dallas" would be a type of Dallas..... Well, sometimes. An attorney general is not a type of general, but a type of attorney. Yes, but that's an unusual formation. French origin, I think. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf .... behaving morally does not require religious adherence. - The Right Rev Nigel McCulloch\Bishop of Manchester (Radio Times, 24-30 September 2011 |
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On 30-10-2018 1:52, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 10/29/2018 7:32 PM, Stan Brown wrote: On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:31:03 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: Be careful not to enter the single search term, "google", into a Google search. That's been known to cause Google's servers to enter a loop that goes ever deeper and deeper, eventually collapsing upon itself like a black hole. The original of that joke -- or at least an earlier version -- was when Roy and Moss got Jen to believe, and announce in her talk to the stockholders: "If you type 'Google' into Google, you'll break the Internet." (/The IT Crowd/, season 1 IIRC) While searching for search engines I found this one, My Favorite of all time :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ_7m_Rb4dA Rene Impressive movie!!! Thanks. |
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