The totally off-topic thread

[straitman]

we heard you the first time

But did you understand because most of us did not understand what you were waffling on about :?:

 

[NM]

But did you understand because most of us did not understand what you were waffling on about :?:

Perhaps best to just go back to your Mai Tais then

 

[samh004]

Perhaps best to just go back to your Mai Tais then

I could do with a Mai Tai about now

Edit: NM post count: Posts 12,666 :-|

 

[straitman]

Perhaps best to just go back to your Mai Tais then

OK. If you insist :!:

A quiet night tonight actually as Mr & Mrs Fredd have packed it in early because they have an 0430 pick up for their flight back to SEA tomorrow.

 

[oz_mark]

We all know that once the smoke comes out of the cables inside an electrical device, its not going to work properly. The trick is to ensure the smoke remains inside the wires and does not get out. That way the device should be able to continue to work properly.

Maybe you should go work on the 787 project with Boeing.

Keep that smoke where it belongs

 

[JohnK]

what is a flip flop?? i knew thongs refer only to one thing everywhere

I believe flip flops are thongs and the thing you mention is commonly referred to in Australia as a g-string. The only place I have heard it referred to as a thong is in the USA.

Sorry, but I could not resist

Cheeky. No sympathy for the discomfort of others.

 

[docjames]

Did they sort the issues at mcy?

Did mrsdrron make the dpo flight?

 

[beardoc]

Electronics actually, you know, the language nerds (and others) spoke before Gates and co came along . To go totally off topic, I wonder how many people realise that Microsoft sold DOS to IBM before they owned it?

I thought that PC DOS was created by Microsoft under contract from IBM, and they created PC DOS and MS DOS in parallel.

 

[rwatts]

I thought that PC DOS was created by Microsoft under contract from IBM, and they created PC DOS and MS DOS in parallel.

As I recall, IBM went to Gary Kildall from Digital Research - the maker of CP/M - for an os for their new personal computer product line. Kildall for some reason told IBM to go away, so they went to Microsoft instead. Microsoft bought 86-DOS (aka QDOS) from Seattle Computer Products, developed it further, and supplied it as PC-DOS. It was just renamed MS-DOS so it could be supplied with the hardware compatible computers from other manufacturers.

Richard
(Who still has a working Osborne I running cp/m 2.2 somewhere)

 

[Princess Fiona]

I believe flip flops are thongs and the thing you mention is commonly referred to in Australia as a g-string. The only place I have heard it referred to as a thong is in the USA.

I can confirm that undies like that are called thongs in Scotland ( and never worn under a kilt )

 

[JohnK]

I can confirm that undies like that are called thongs in Scotland ( and never worn under a kilt )

Well we have a potential problem then.

In Sydney I do not know anyone that call g-strings thongs or calls thongs flip flops. But then again I do not hang around with young adolescents who have created their own language that does not even remotely resemble English.

 

[medhead]

Well we have a potential problem then.

In Sydney I do not know anyone that call g-strings thongs or calls thongs flip flops. But then again I do not hang around with young adolescents who have created their own language that does not even remotely resemble English.

Thongs at bits of rubber for the feet.

Underwear I have interchangeably referred to as g-string, thong, and/or stringer

Note the key difference, thongs are plural, a thong is singular. You can also pick up the difference in the context of the use of the word. i.e. "I need my thongs the road is hot"; "Check out the thong" or "Stringer!"

 

[JohnK]

Note the key difference, thongs are plural, a thong is singular. You can also pick up the difference in the context of the use of the word.

"I am going to throw my thong at you" or should that read "I am going to throw one of my thongs at you"?

 

[medhead]

"I am going to throw my thong at you" or should that read "I am going to throw one of my thongs at you"?

Possibly the second but I think only Tom Jones would be confused by the first if he then got hit by a chunk of rubber.

 

[JohnK]

The last few weeks or so I have been having strong cravings for sweets or chocolate. This normally does not happen to me. I just had a chocolate coated ice-cream.

I believe my sugar levels are normal as usual. I do have type 2 diabetes but I was under the impression that cravings of sugar were not part of the symptoms. Is this a genuine cry of help from my body or my imagination running wild?

 

[frankieholt]

Possibly the second but I think only Tom Jones would be confused by the first if he then got hit by a chunk of rubber.

i guess you guys are deviating from the thongs

 

[samh004]

QP is nice and empty this morning, and I am loving the new iMac's here. I guess this area could get very busy in peak periods, but when there's a free spot it would be easier than using my laptop, what with the dodgy wifi.

Only thing I know I've forgotten so far is my iPhone charger, but I'll simply ration my usage, and only post a few photos and maps to the relevant thread.

Seat 4C on the Dash-8.

 

[Hvr]

The last few weeks or so I have been having strong cravings for sweets or chocolate. This normally does not happen to me. I just had a chocolate coated ice-cream.

I believe my sugar levels are normal as usual. I do have type 2 diabetes but I was under the impression that cravings of sugar were not part of the symptoms. Is this a genuine cry of help from my body or my imagination running wild?

I guess we can assume you're not pregnant with the resultant cravings that condition produces.

I'd suggest with the multiple medical conditions you've recently suffered it may be a good question for your GP.

 

[drron]

Did they sort the issues at mcy?

Did mrsdrron make the dpo flight?

Seems they choppered the engineer up from Brissy,Flight delayed by an hour.
Made DPO flight but with only time for a glass of wine in MEL lounge-she wasn't impressed with the J lounge food offerings-a curry and curry puffs.Said it was packed but QP even more so.passed Richard Morecroft slumming it in QP.
wasn't impressed with OLCI on QF.Was allocated 5D and couldn't access anything closer to front-but on plane row1 empty and 2-4 had only 1 pax per side-she wonders what you get as WP.
and then I didn't have any white wine for her arrival!

 

[markis10]

Speaking of flip flops, thongs, and all things casual:

I wonder what type of ''smart casual'' dress comprises thongs, shorts and an old shirt? At the Qantas Club in Singapore recently, two men came into the lounge, kicked off their thongs, propped bare feet on a foot stool and wriggled their toes as they drank beer and chatted about their corporate accounts. As a club member for 21 years, this takes the cake. I suggest Qantas should enforce a dress code if the club is to be more than your average gate-lounge experience.

Letters: Bogan outfit OK for Qantas Club?