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vivaldirules · 12-29-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

can i interest you in this magnificent epub dictionary, made by our very own nick ? i can attest that although it's a bit old it's still very useful. i have it on my 700 and between nick's excellent, excellent linked index at the front (to get you as close as possible to the word you want) and the 700's brilliant search / skim fonctions, it's actually a very good compromise while we wait for sony to get a clue and integrate dictionary lookup. i love it so much i'm working on an epub version of the académie française french dictionary as well (huge project. i have even more respect for nick now that i've tackled my own).

You have it on your 700? Your 700 whats?? You have it sitting atop your pile of 700 avatars? Your 700 socks (is your washing machine working yet?)? It must be because we (I) haven't heard of Zelda and 700 in the same sentence before now.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-29-2008, 09:53 AM

Good grief - you mean to say you both missed the panic two days after getting it when Zelda thought it was broken?

(Of course, the fact that the device entry still hasn't been updated is a bit confusing

)

zelda_pinwheel · 12-29-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

You have it on your 700? Your 700 whats?? You have it sitting atop your pile of 700 avatars? Your 700 socks (is your washing machine working yet?)? It must be because we (I) haven't heard of Zelda and 700 in the same sentence before now.

it's new

(although actually any one of those explanations could be true.

) i have had it long enough to scare myself half to death when i thought i broke it though... word of caution, probably best to avoid feeding it rtf files larger than 12mo

it doesn't like that (early dictionary conversion experiment gone horribly wrong).

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Good grief - you mean to say you both missed the panic two days after getting it when Zelda thought it was broken?

(Of course, the fact that the device entry still hasn't been updated is a bit confusing

)

right, am knows (that's what you get for not reading EVERY SINGLE ONE of the new posts !!!

)

i'll update it one of these days, when i get around to it. i've got a strong nostalgia for my eb1150 and i feel a bit unfaithful to it.

pshrynk · 12-29-2008, 10:00 AM

I used to have a Palm Pilot that I read on, but I don't feel unfaithful to that. Mostly because it met an untimely demise when I fell into the pool with it.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-29-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I used to have a Palm Pilot that I read on, but I don't feel unfaithful to that. Mostly because it met an untimely demise when I fell into the pool with it.

see, there are still some situations when it may be preferable to read a paper book.

(so what exactly is the story behind that anyway ?)

(oh, and yes, my washing machine is working again now, meaning i replaced the one plastic beater which had broken completely off. of course, when i did that, i discovered that the other two plastic beaters were about to break off, the clips on one side are already broken and they are only hanging on by the other side.

so my 700 socks are clean at least.

that reminds me i should perhaps go start a machine... you have to wear so many clothes in wintertime !!)

pshrynk · 12-29-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

see, there are still some situations when it may be preferable to read a paper book.

(so what exactly is the story behind that anyway ?)

(oh, and yes, my washing machine is working again now, meaning i replaced the one plastic beater which had broken completely off. of course, when i did that, i discovered that the other two plastic beaters were about to break off, the clips on one side are already broken and they are only hanging on by the other side.

so my 700 socks are clean at least.

that reminds me i should perhaps go start a machine... you have to wear so many clothes in wintertime !!)

We had just bought this 90 year old home that we live in. It has the oldest in-ground pool in town. So, to dig it up and put n a flower bed would have been considered sacriledge (sp?) so I was trying to get it to clear itself. At that time there was an onld, manky hurrican fence around it covered with jungle-like grape vines that made for about a foot clearance in one spot to walk around. Well, I was walking around it, dumping toxic chemicals into it, and slipped and in I went. The Palm and the pager from work were both dead. I mourned the Palm.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-29-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

We had just bought this 90 year old home that we live in. It has the oldest in-ground pool in town. So, to dig it up and put n a flower bed would have been considered sacriledge (sp?) so I was trying to get it to clear itself. At that time there was an onld, manky hurrican fence around it covered with jungle-like grape vines that made for about a foot clearance in one spot to walk around. Well, I was walking around it, dumping toxic chemicals into it, and slipped and in I went. The Palm and the pager from work were both dead. I mourned the Palm.

hmm... this is also the story of how you turned into the joker, isn't it ??

(why am i not surprised that you shed no tears for the work pager ?

)

montsnmags · 12-29-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I used to have a Palm Pilot that I read on, but I don't feel unfaithful to that. Mostly because it met an untimely demise when I fell into the pool with it.

I did similar to my HP [model number...I think it started with a "6"]. I tackled my brother-out-law into the surf, forgetting that it was in my pocket. It didn't like it much (and after a few days, the battery swelled up real good and helped "disassemble" it). I wasn't sure how the boss would react, since he'd bought it for me a year previously, but all he said was "Well, what one do you want now?". I wish the iPhone 3G was out at the time.

Cheers,
Marc

GeoffC · 12-30-2008, 04:26 AM

pusillanimous

Wetdogeared · 12-30-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

pusillanimous

That's a very big word for a small mind to handle.

Taylor514ce · 12-30-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

pusillanimous

This word always seems like it should be the punchline to a "what do you get when you cross a BLANK with a BLANK" joke.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-30-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

This word always seems like it should be the punchline to a "what do you get when you cross a BLANK with a BLANK" joke.

fill in the blanks, please !

Taylor514ce · 12-30-2008, 02:37 PM

That's the point, nothing quite works. What do you get when you cross an Enormous Octopus with a Local Area Network? See? Not funny.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-30-2008, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

That's the point, nothing quite works. What do you get when you cross an Enormous Octopus with a Local Area Network? See? Not funny.

i laughed...

(heh, "shrug" is actually a smiley. pfff.

)

Taylor514ce · 12-30-2008, 02:45 PM

"Taylor!"

"Yeah, Lefty? How are you?"

"Fine, fine, very shronky. Do it again!!"

"Shronky? Never mind. Do what again? And how is Hugo?"

"Hugo isn't very shronky today. Make Zelda laugh again!"

"Well, making Zelda laugh is one of my two driving motivations in life, but may I ask your interest?"

"What's the other? Motivation?"

"Making Zelda... well. Never mind that too. Making her shronky, I suppose?"

"What? She can't be shronky! That's funny, she's not a sock! Make her laugh!!"

"Of course. Silly me. I'll try. Why?"

"Because when she laughs she wiggles her toes and when she wiggles her toes I feel shronky all over."

"Ah, Lefty. You and I have a mutual interest, I see. But where is Hugo?"

"Taking guitar lessons."

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12-29-2008, 09:53 AM	#212
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Good grief - you mean to say you both missed the panic two days after getting it when Zelda thought it was broken? (Of course, the fact that the device entry still hasn't been updated is a bit confusing )

12-29-2008, 10:00 AM	#214
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I used to have a Palm Pilot that I read on, but I don't feel unfaithful to that. Mostly because it met an untimely demise when I fell into the pool with it.

12-30-2008, 04:26 AM	#219
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	pusillanimous

12-30-2008, 02:37 PM	#223
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	That's the point, nothing quite works. What do you get when you cross an Enormous Octopus with a Local Area Network? See? Not funny.

12-30-2008, 02:45 PM	#225
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	"Taylor!" "Yeah, Lefty? How are you?" "Fine, fine, very shronky. Do it again!!" "Shronky? Never mind. Do what again? And how is Hugo?" "Hugo isn't very shronky today. Make Zelda laugh again!" "Well, making Zelda laugh is one of my two driving motivations in life, but may I ask your interest?" "What's the other? Motivation?" "Making Zelda... well. Never mind that too. Making her shronky, I suppose?" "What? She can't be shronky! That's funny, she's not a sock! Make her laugh!!" "Of course. Silly me. I'll try. Why?" "Because when she laughs she wiggles her toes and when she wiggles her toes I feel shronky all over." "Ah, Lefty. You and I have a mutual interest, I see. But where is Hugo?" "Taking guitar lessons."

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