Magere Hein

I read as: "Maggie's not a Dane", a rather confusing bit of truth, which got even more confusing after: And then it clicked. I like my version better. regards, Hein

http://www.random.org/ selected Herbert Lom for me. regards, Hein

Dunno, really. I never tried, but I don't seem to remember I've seen any options for it. I'll investigate the matter. Could take some time though. regards, Hein

Let's eat them. regards, Hein

Very reliable. Possibly. That depends on the way the poll was conducted, on which that article is silent. I don't care, but then again: I don't care about the House of Orange and its members, one of whom happens to be head of state of my country. Viva la République! (1:01) Hein

I usually recommend a stiff dose of reality as a cure for stupidity, but I doubt reality has entered that dweeb's mind in the last few years. This is your mind on God. She needs to get laid, badly.Y'all know this video was a pisstake, right? I mean it's pretty obvious from watching it. Hmm apparently you're right: but no it wasn't "pretty obvious", fact is there are fundamentalist nutters out there who sound just like that. Good prank though Hook, line and sinker and a bit of the rod as well. In that part of humanity it's very hard to tell prank from serious. Fred "God hates fags" Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church are not joking. What his god has against a smoke is beyond me. regards, Hein

chief. regards, Hein

Is this you, mr (mrs?) Limelight? If so: just log in and post away! regards, Hein

So sorry to see that Lard. I can't think of any words that would help other than you and your sister are in my thoughts. I tried to find words of support, but when read back they all turned out shallow, so I must agree with HCW's. regards, Hein

WooooooooHoooooooooo! Congratulations, MH! Thank you. The work I do now is the most boring job I ever did. For the first time since secondary school I was watching the clock and counting the minutes before I could go home. For minimum wage, of course. As you may appreciate: I'm a happy man. I didn't ask, but who knows, it's a large company, 5K employees. I'm afraid relocation benefits from TX to NL may prove to be a bit of a hurdle. regards, Hein

and: I'm not sure mr van 't Hek's swearing had anything to do with it, but if so: into Room Lovely he goes. I was offered a programming job at a proper salary today and I accepted, of course. regards, Hein

Dick Cheney. All this brouhaha in, ehrm, the Mid-West or summat, can't be good for his ticker. Yes, his Dicky Ticker. regards, Hein

I usually recommend a stiff dose of reality as a cure for stupidity, but I doubt reality has entered that dweeb's mind in the last few years. This is your mind on God. I was raised with an attitude of tolerance towards nutters, but it can be hard. Johova's Witnesses, Scientologists, Christian fanatics, Halibut fanatics, Holocaust deniers, voters for Geert Wilders, the list goes on. I think the same mental processes that allow humans to work effectively in groups, together with our imagination and love for storymaking, make us vulnerable to viral infections like religion and other ideologies. regards, Hein

crikey did that obit come by pigeon express?! Technical staff refer to that as RFC 1149 compatible. See this page for a demonstration. regards, Hein

Last week on Amsterdam's Brouwersgracht, on my way to a job interview, I bumped into Youp van 't Hek. I didn't notice until I recognised his voice uttering something not fit to write on a family forum. regards, Hein

In other news, former Dutch state secretary (a second class minister) for Education and Science Klaas de Jong died 28 february 2011, the day after his 85th birthday. I couldn't find an English language news source. regards, Hein

Bad programming. As you may know, I'm a computer programmer, but unfortunately not working as one at the moment. The job I do now involves a web based application, written by imbeciles for imbeciles. For reasons I don't quite understand, every now and then this application, on closing, emits the following error message: While this message has poetic qualities that Zen buddhists may appreciate, it's not exactly helpful. Of course, this amusing little error is just annoying, as it doesn't do more damage than stun the operator. The bad thing is that the same program regularly, but unpredictably, kills Internet Explorer, putting all work done in that session in an unrecoverable state. The people who wrote that, reportedly for something like EUR 100,000, ought to be flogged in public. regards, Hein

I suppose he also subscribes to the doctrine that bad publicity beats no publicity. I know he's a lousy footballer. Now it appears he's a lousy shot too. regards, Hein

Because they went out there to earn good money which makes them quite likely to vote Conservative if we get them back alive. Hole in one. regards, Hein

Interesting quote from that article: So, let me recapitulate: Male tufted capuchin washes with their urine Female tufted capuchin smells the urine of sexually mature adult male Brains of female tufted capuchin become more active therefore: Male tufted capuchin washes with urine to signal his availability and attractiveness to females That's the non sequitur of the year so far. Smells like somebody's taking the piss. regards, Hein