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Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: March 26, 2007 10:15AM

<points out that time spent explaining the lack of 'U's far out weighs time saved not including them>

<yields on aluminum: its use came before aluminium, but after Alumine and alumium>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: xmorpheus (193.95.170.---)
Date: March 26, 2007 10:39AM

<feels smug that her distraction worked>

<munches on cake>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: March 26, 2007 10:50AM

<stays with his pies>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (---.static.dsl.dodo.com.au)
Date: March 26, 2007 03:00PM

<Offers alumina, just to be difficult>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: March 26, 2007 05:21PM

<hopes that BK will tell us if the alumina is aluminium oxide or aluminum oxide>

<prays that no-one mentions Alum>

<curses self>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: nemades (---.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk)
Date: March 26, 2007 08:00PM

<munches chocolate cake, staying clear of the mathsy aloominum debate!>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: MartinB (155.232.128.---)
Date: March 26, 2007 11:04PM

<points people here: answer

__________________________________
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: DisturbinglyAvidFfordeWorshipper (---.kpunet.net)
Date: March 26, 2007 11:45PM

<paints sign saying: 'There be a video upon ye olde Youe-Tubbe concerning some trans-atlantic friends who have a sword duel to the death over said spelling difference. Aluminum wins--ha ha!!'>

<fails to know how to link to it>

<requests that people just search, 'aluminum fight' instead>

<mentions that this is edited to convert words to actions>

<punishes self with a flaming hedgehog for forgetting>



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2007 11:49PM by DisturbinglyAvidFfordeWorshipper.

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net)
Date: March 27, 2007 06:25AM

<Waves a flag that says, "Look up in the air for instructions on how to post links.">

<Points up in the sky at a plane that is flying by, towing a banner that says this: To post a link, type "[ url ] www.somewebsite.com [ /url ]" only without the spaces.>

<Sees another plane skywriting: You can also post a link by saying "[ url=www.somewebsite.com ] name of website [ /url ]" if you want to get fancier.>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: March 27, 2007 06:45AM

<just goes to page then copies url from top of page and pastes it into message>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: xmorpheus (193.95.170.---)
Date: March 27, 2007 09:37AM

<watches with facination at the great invisible URL debate>

<all hail the instructions in the sky>

<gets back to wondering if it's irony that she intends to download Marillion's "Misplaced Childhood" out of nostalgia>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (---.static.dsl.dodo.com.au)
Date: March 27, 2007 12:32PM

I generally just write Al2O3 and be done with it...

It causes less disruption in class.

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: nemades (---.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk)
Date: March 27, 2007 11:12PM

<feels proud that aluminium won overall, feels that 'ou' has to just keep plugging away, it may seem like a stale mate - war of attrition, however, I reckon with the courage of our lions the whole thing could be decided by Christmas!>


<ver impressed by the writing, generally has just udes skids' method in past, bit too intimidated by brackets beyond general use!>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: Zambezi_Bushbaby (155.232.128.---)
Date: March 28, 2007 10:03AM

<returns bewildered to the treehouse>

<looks around to see everyone in their own world>

<finds a comfy corner with a blanket and a cushion to lie on and watches what happens>

<hopes that someone doesn't stand on her>

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"I've always believed that it would be up to the young people to save the Endangered Wildlife for the future." - George Adamson.

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: xmorpheus (193.95.170.---)
Date: March 28, 2007 11:38AM

<passes ZB a mug of hot chocolate>

<now has a ZB related ear worm that will be put into the appropriate ear worm thread!>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: Zambezi_Bushbaby (155.232.128.---)
Date: March 28, 2007 12:48PM

<is happy she now has hot chocolate to warm her up>

<thanks xmorpheus and continues to watch everything going on>

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"I've always believed that it would be up to the young people to save the Endangered Wildlife for the future." - George Adamson.

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (---.static.dsl.dodo.com.au)
Date: March 28, 2007 02:02PM

<helps self to e-hot choccy as isn't allowed to have anything hot or sweet for a day or two in the real world. The points out that everyone lost again>

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: Zambezi_Bushbaby (155.232.128.---)
Date: March 28, 2007 02:44PM

<Wonders why BK can't have a true hot chocolate or anything hot and sweet for a few days>
<purrs over having no real work to do until Sunday>

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"I've always believed that it would be up to the young people to save the Endangered Wildlife for the future." - George Adamson.

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: March 28, 2007 05:07PM

<sulks now that he has lost...........AGAIN!>

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My computer beat me at chess, but I won at kickboxing

Re: Meanwhile over at the wreck of the treehouse
Posted by: Zambezi_Bushbaby (155.232.128.---)
Date: March 29, 2007 09:22AM

<wonders why Skid has lost>

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"I've always believed that it would be up to the young people to save the Endangered Wildlife for the future." - George Adamson.

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