Comments by: Ben Poole

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May 2004
The last three days

That gaynip is indeed powerful stuff. I lived in Indiana for a year, around about the time of "Eerie, Indiana" (Anyone remember that show?!?), and I didn't see half the weird things you do, LOL!

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Being single

What's all this "money" nonsense these young whipper-snappers keep coming out with? It's piffle! PIFFLE I say!

Oh, and it's fine to get drunk once in a while. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise…

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April 2004
Old before its time

Good for you! And don't worry about being the only person "in the world" not to know about the forthcoming updates: I knew well in advance, but I'm not the one with the 17" PB waiting for him :o)

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Oh dear :o( But did you pay for it in US dollars? If so, console yourself that it's still a hell of a lot cheaper than the UK equivalent.

And of course, you still have a very nice machine -…

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March 2004
Retro: Ordering food in America

:-) Another great post, thank you! I lived in the States for a year, and servers *still* interpreted my asking for "ice" as "fries". Gah.

As for grits... bleurgh.

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Working in America

Getting into America before *that* day was hard enough for people with VISAs going to work for their own employer for two weeks... Ahem. I dread to think how hard the situation is for you. You have…

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