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Old 12-25-2006, 09:30 AM   #1
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Important. Very Urgent Warning!



ONLY 364 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS - Buy now while stocks last

regards

etc etc etc.
 
Old 12-25-2006, 02:33 PM   #2
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Thank god! I almost forgot, gotta miss the rush!
 
Old 12-26-2006, 10:04 AM   #3
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Umm,

ONLY 363 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS - Buy now while stocks last

Happy Penguins!
 
Old 12-26-2006, 05:01 PM   #4
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Well, I suppose it's never too early to plan ahead...

How about we discuss various aspects of giving linux for christmass?
 
Old 12-26-2006, 06:55 PM   #5
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ONLY 364 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS - Buy now while stocks last

regards

etc etc etc.
Actually now is the best time to buy your wrapping paper, lights ... while they are selling them off dirt cheap.
 
Old 12-28-2006, 03:04 AM   #6
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Actually now is the best time to buy your wrapping paper, lights ... while they are selling them off dirt cheap.
Actually, my partner Clare has, this very morning, headed off into town to stock up on the wrapping paper, gift tags, cards, etc etc for _exactly that reason_ (but she does start the rest of it about August)

regards

John
 
Old 12-28-2006, 11:36 PM   #7
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Jeez....I think Orthodox Christians (like myself) get it pretty nicely. Our Christmas is on the 7th on January, so, not is everyone who isn't Orthodox Christian tuckered out from Christmas and New Years, we also get all the mean sales.

It's not that Ukrainians like to barter, and haggle until we get lower costs, we just planned ahead 1000+ years.
 
Old 12-29-2006, 08:43 AM   #8
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Oh,

It seems that christmas indienick seems to be better.. at least everything is 50% off, some are 98% off sale price. Merchants around me are stingy....
 
Old 12-29-2006, 05:38 PM   #9
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So what does everyone think about linux as a christmass present? (eg. giving someone a preconfigured linux system) Is it worth discussing? (and if so, would a new thread about that be appropriate?)
 
Old 12-30-2006, 07:53 PM   #10
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So what does everyone think about linux as a christmass present? (eg. giving someone a preconfigured linux system) Is it worth discussing? (and if so, would a new thread about that be appropriate?)
What is christmass? Do you mean Christmas?
 
Old 12-30-2006, 07:56 PM   #11
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Mega Pedantic Man X :P
 
Old 12-30-2006, 08:00 PM   #12
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I haven't even started shopping for Christmas 2006 yet!
 
Old 12-30-2006, 08:01 PM   #13
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Mega Pedantic Man X :P
ghehe. Nah, not really. I am just bored and I wanted to have some fun with undeaf since he posted this. I'm done now, I promise ^_^;;
 
Old 12-30-2006, 08:04 PM   #14
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What is christmass? Do you mean Christmas?
The day more appropriately known as "the day before boxing day".
 
Old 12-31-2006, 03:28 AM   #15
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The day more appropriately known as "the day before boxing day".
Well to retain Mega Man X's pedantic mode - Boxing day? Well only in UK and/or some of the commonwealth countries. Erm does the US have a name for the day after crimbo ??? don't know.

In the R.O.I. it'd be "Stevens" (or St Stevens) day, but "christmass" might be a "catholic" thing but I wouldn't know, the atheist b*****d that I am (insert small smilie with left arm raised in "power to the people" and broad sardonic smile).

ttfn

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