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I agree that it was a unnecessary debate. But why even start it, you could have either answered the questions or just ignored them.
SA posts a lot in QA section, and most of the questions / members are bit off. So he might be already annoyed by something/someone.
And in general people (even on SO) who answers questions gets annoyed when the person asking question tries to defend themselves or argue about the answer.
So just take it easy, I am sure someone who understand will answer your question soon. 
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Don't listen to Sergey - He tends to be a little sunshine when he doesn't manages to get the point of the question. In the end he ends up pissing of the OP in most of the cases.
At least he was able to get some points for commenting on your question.
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Your question makes perfect sense to me, and I would also like to know the answer!
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This[^] could solve that. If you don't get up, it costs you more than time...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Nah I'd rather turn the ringer on my deaf alarm clock back on and wake the neighbours. It has an 80+db volume 
Plus I don't have enough cash to even think about donating
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Simon_Whale wrote: Plus I don't have enough cash to even think about donating
I think that's kind of the idea - it encourages you to get out of bed!
Mind you, a cat works as well as an alarm most of the time... They aren't good at Summer Time changes though. 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Mind you, a cat works as well as an alarm most of the time...
Yup, we have three alarm clocks matching that description. We have one that has this ability to jump on the bed and once in a while it scores a bullseye when it lands on my knackers. Believe me, you can't sleep after that.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Oh I believe you, trust me.
We had one who worked out that if I was awake, the Cat Food Provider would also rise from her pit and feed him. So every morning without fail 8.5Kg of cat would jump on the bead and stand on my bladder...
Then there was Bill. When he wanted me awake, he headbutted my nose. Not in a "push, push, rub" sort of way - more a "Gorbals Greetin'" full-on fight starter!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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I'd shoot that thing the first time it went off.
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OriginalGriff wrote: If you don't get up, it costs you more than time...
Good. Emotional blackmail to help people push their limits
..hits snooze again 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I used to have a problem getting up but then I got a black lab puppy.
Now if I'm not up by six am I have a mess to clean up.
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Cool. That and other[^] alarm clocks seem to also be effective.
Signature construction in progress. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Damn you have the perfect signature - CBadger
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Sadly, if you scroll all the way to the bottom, you will find it's an April Fool's joke...
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With that thing near my bed, I wouldn't even think of sleeping in the first place.
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Seems the actor who played Baldrick in Blackadder is now Sir Tony Robinson[^]
At this rate, Nagy or Dalek Dave should be getting one soon.
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TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Dalek Dave should be getting one soon
A Baldrick? Yeah, I can see that.
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Yeah, it would be handy to keep the pants sailing where they need to be, but also a knighthood. Service to the public and all. Keeping us away from demon booze.
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TTFN - Kent
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Well, you know what they say... "once a king always a king, but once a knight is enough".
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Well if you eat dung long enough
And he had a "cunning" plan 
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Anyone who does anything to stop you watching Time Team deserves a knighthood.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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The last time I saw Tony Robinson, he was running around the stalls of a theatre naked, rehearsing for a roadshow based on a TV show that I can't recall the name of.
I'm having a hard time equating that with kneeling before the Queen.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So a few weeks ago I get a phone call from a guy (“David”) that claims I’ve won $750,000 and a new car from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. I had been to Las Vegas earlier this year, but I couldn’t remember if I had gone the MGM Grand or not, let alone entered a drawing there. (To be honest, there are a lot of things I don’t remember about that trip.) Of course the catch was that I would have to first pay some taxes and processing fees at the tune of something like $5000, which as he pointed out was relatively cheap as far as taxes go. Normally I would have hung up at this point, but I was in a good mood that day and decided to play along. I played the role of the excited winner and got all of the information so I could send him the money which was to an address in New Jersey. After hanging up, I reverse-searched for the phone number which turned out to be from Jamaica. I figured that was the last of that.
However, a week later “David” calls me back wanting to know if I sent the money because he had not received it yet.
“Of course”, I replied.
“Well, how did you send it?” he asked.
“In quarters…my latest winnings. Three big boxes worth,” I said.
“Quarters? Really? OK, did you send them by UPS?” I could tell he was bit impatient to get his money.
“Actually, I used the Pony Express. It was cheaper,” I said.
“Oh, OK. Do you have a tracking number?” he asked.
“Ah, let’s see. Here it is: ‘u-r-a-m0r0n’.” To this day, I don’t think he actually figured that one out.
And after a little more friendly banter he politely said thank you and hung up. Again, I figured that was the last of that.
But nope, a week later “David” calls again, obviously upset with me and actually demanding his money. Again I play along. But it becomes obvious that he is on to me. So finally I ask him to admit that it is just a scam. And after a few denials he finally caves in and admits it. Then he asks how I knew it was scam and what could he do better to make it more believable…like this was job interview or something. Unbelievable! And on top of that, he then asks if I have any names and phone numbers that I could give him of people who might fall for this scam, and that he would split the money with me.
“Well, sure,” I said. “You wire me $1000 and I’ll send you a list of names and numbers.”
I’m still waiting for my money. I think I might call “David” today and see where it is.
-NP
Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.
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Pony Express[^]... are they any good?
I've always had the urge to try this, but never bothered. Well played? 
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