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RodeoClown: </p> Heh!
A good website designer always needs time to laugh at the funny web designs they find on web sites. Some web site designs can be funny and some websites are serious while other web sites are not.
Apparently, all it takes is to order the children’s version of the new Harry Potter. Took the guy at the desk five minutes (and three times, “are you sure?”) to figure out that, yes, I do in fact want the children’s version, and not the adult* version.
RodeoClown: isn’t afraid of reading the children’s edition
*I don’t think there’s actually much of a difference between the two - maybe they took out a gratuitous sex scene for the children’s edition.
I’m running a workshop at work on some of the new features in Java 5. Mark, who is organising said workshops called out yesterday “Hey Ian, are you in on Tuesdays?”.
To which I looked at him, looked at myself, looked back at him and turned back to my desk.
For readers from the future: Today is Wednesday.
RodeoClown: sometimes the best response is no response at all.
OK, this might be a little more interesting for the rest of you 
RodeoClown: My name is… Ian.
I received correspondence today with one Lady Toreth Hughes, who apparently needs my help to get a large sum of money out of escrow.
She was so distraught she actually had multiple copies of the letter included in the email.
Poor dear had her husband explode in a Spanish train bombing while he was on the way to the doctor, she is unable to conceive a child for him probably due to her cancerous problems, and to top it all off, has had a stroke. Oh, and she is computer illiterate (despite having a Hong Kong-based personal email address).
Judging by her email address she is 32, she’s also a widow with vast tracts of land, so any of my young, single, male readers may want to contact her to help with her vow to uplift the down-trodden and potentially marry her and inherit her large estates in England when she finally succumbs to cancerous problems.
If you do win her hand, remember me come Christmas.
For your reading pleasure, I’ve included her email in full below the post.
Update: I’ve reduced it down to a single instance of the main message - she had a dozen or so before.
RodeoClown: a friend to Lady Toreth. Heh!
From: Lady Toreth Hughes 52 Oxford Street, England. Hello Friend, Getting your contact was not an easy task because since I am not computer literate, I ordered an expert to seek a fellow very far away and he went to the institute of International Business to apply and he paid them the charges. I am Lady Toreth, married to Sir Richard Hughes an Englishman who is dead; he died in a train bomb blast in Spain when he was going for his medical check up in 2004.Please copy and paste this Internet link for more information on the incident http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4340881.stm When my late husband was alive he deposited a large sum of money in an escrow account which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market) with his bank here in UK.Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. I need you to help me in fulfiling my husband obligation which I am presently unable to fulfil. I will brief you more on your swift reply to my personal email address on ladytorethhughes75@yahoo.com.hk. Sincerely Yours, Lady Hughes
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The Chaser demonstrate whether we learn from history or not. Looks like Turkey learnt. But the Australian army needs further education.
Warning - two swear words in the clip.
RodeoClown: checks inside giant wooden horses before accepting them as a gift.
It’s September 19th, which is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Your two (2) tasks for today:
1) Learn to talk like a pirate.
2) Talk like a pirate (duh!)
RodeoClown: hooked on pirates.
Australia Post is getting sloppy.
Today we had yet another item turn up late. It arrived in the last few days at my parents’ house, and had been sent on August 19th. For those of you reading this in the future, the date today is the 21st of September.
This bit of mail, sent from one suburb over took over a month and five years to arrive.
That’s right, today Jen and I received a letter congratulating us on our recently announced engagement. And we have been married four and a half years now.
My hat’s off to you, workers of Australia Post, for your tireless efforts to get the mail through, rain, hail, or temporal vortex!
RodeoClown: wonders if the senders were annoyed we never thanked them for the note…
I haven’t forgotten you.
I’ll be back soon enough.
For now, enjoy this lol(big)cat.
-RodeoClown: lol-ing.
RodeoClown: likes this.
I found this amusing:
RodeoClown: easily amused (and pointing to his head).
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