# ctrl-v thread v.3642

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 31, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579 "2007-08-31T03:46:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/21 "2007-08-31T11:23:44Z")

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Aww. My buffer is empty.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/22 "2007-08-31T11:32:06Z")

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[This picture](http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/JoeyJoeyPP/?action=view&current=untitled-1.jpg)  
I’m trying to make signs for work, and dammit that picture is just to small to be usable. These beer makers need to have high res images on their website.  
BTW dosen’t anyone else use Shift-Delete and Shift-Insert?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/23 "2007-08-31T11:36:23Z")

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Now it’s this

> [@my clipboard](#):
>
> [UR=[Private Group Photo & Video Sharing](http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/JoeyJoeyPP/?action=view&current=untitled-1.jpg)]This picture  
> I’m trying to make signs for work, and dammit that picture is just to small to be usable. These beer makers need to have high res images on their website.  
> BTW dosen’t anyone else use Shift-Delete and Shift-Insert?

Becuase the hampsters were choking and I didn’t want to have to retype it.

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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/24 "2007-08-31T11:59:39Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> Here goes round1
> 
> Round 1
> 
> This round consists of 14 questions and 1 bonus one at the bottom.  
> Answers are to be sent to updatef1[at]gmail[dot]com by the 31st of Aug.
> 
> Translate into Irish:
> 
> 1. The woman is going inside the house. “Teach the beans to meow”
> 2. Is it a pie? ta se piog?
> 3. What does the sign say? cen cmoharta abair?
> 4. Nice writing.
> 5. That road is short.
> 6. Are you coming down tonight?
> 7. I am eating my breakfast.  
> Translate into English:
> 8. Go raibh maith agat. Thanks
> 9. Uisce beatha. Whisky
> 10. Cá bhfuil tú ag dul? Where do you study?
> 11. Cén t-am é? What time is it?
> 12. Bhí muid san uisce. We are in water ???
> 13. An raibh mé i mo chodladh? Am I dreaming?
> 14. Tá sé an-fhliuch. it is very humid/wet
> 15. What is the difference beteen éist and éistigí?
> 
> Listen vs Listen up (Hear ye). Second is imperative  
> Round 1 Part 2  
> The second task which i forgot would be to make sense of these phrases used by the irish mafia
> 
> 1. Away on with ya
> 2. blether, yammer, slabber
> 3. batter on
> 4. i haven’t a baldy notion
> 5. coddin’
> 6. gawk
> 7. dander
> 8. devalve
> 9. footer
> 10. foundered, starvin’
> 11. gulpin
> 12. hoke
> 13. catch yourself on/wise the bap
> 14. deave
> 15. hell slap it up ya.
> 
> (missed bits in blue)
> 
> Good luck!!!

For a contest on another forum. Deadline is today and as you can see, I am missing most of the answers. Anyone who speaks Irish is welcome to help me.

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/25 "2007-08-31T12:03:04Z")

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Link to an image:

[![](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/wolfstu/Self/HPIM0089.jpg) ](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/wolfstu/Self/HPIM0089.jpg)

I have to meet up with a guy I’ve never seen in a train station in a city I’ve never been to, a few days from now. I pasted this into an email to show him what I look like so he can find me.

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/26 "2007-08-31T13:29:11Z")

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Nothing. Nothing at all. ☹

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/27 "2007-08-31T13:31:45Z")

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[http://www.okcupid.com/tests/14033488516024505921/It-Takes-Two](http://www.okcupid.com/tests/14033488516024505921/It-Takes-Two)

Boy, that’s embarrassing. A bit of self-promotion (quiz I wrote). Don’t remember who I was sending the link to, must have been someone yesterday.

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/28 "2007-08-31T13:32:15Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> Danica McKellar

Hmmm…I wonder what my husband was up to last night after I went to bed! 😃

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/29 "2007-08-31T14:51:34Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> \<html\>  
> \<title\>2007 1-On-1 Pool - Pigskin Palookas’ Page\</title\>  
> \<body bgcolor=“#C0C0C0”\>  
> \<BODY TEXT=“black”\>  
> \<BODY LINK=“black”\>  
> \<BODY VLINK=“#FFFFFF”\>  
> \<center\>  
> \<img src=“/1on1pool/2007/players/logos/pplogo.jpg”\>  
> \<h1\>Pigskin Palookas’ Page\</h1\>  
> Coach: Bronco McLaughlin  
> \<br\>

Getting things set for my football pool.

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**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/30 "2007-08-31T14:53:22Z")

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As Town: 1/3  
As Scum: 1/2

Survived/Lynched/Nked/Other:

2/2/1/0

updating my signature on a mafia site

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/31 "2007-08-31T14:55:00Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> Elegant Chicken Pockets  
> 1 box puff pastry (not Phyllo)  
> 4 chicken breasts  
> 3 ounces cream cheese  
> 3-4 TBSP pesto
> 
> Partially defrost puff pastry. While puff pastry is defrosting, mix together cream cheese and pesto. Set aside. Cut chicken breasts into strips. Spread out 1 sheet of puff pastry and cut in half. Place 1/4 of pesto mixture and 1/4 chicken on each half. Fold up and seal with water, making little packets. Repeat with remaining puff pastry, chicken, and pesto mixture. Place packets in freezer bag and freeze flat.
> 
> When you’re ready to eat, partially thaw packets in fridge for a few hours (or in micro). Place on greased cookie sheet and brush with milk or egg (optional). Bake at 400 until puff pastry is golden brown. Serve with a salad.

Hmmm - I think I posted this Wednesday. In another thread.

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/32 "2007-08-31T14:56:46Z")

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“Copy/paste functionality has been disabled during the survey.”

Beats me where this came from. Hmph.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/33 "2007-08-31T15:00:50Z")

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existence

It was a spell check thing. Existence? Existance? Neither looks right to me.

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**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/34 "2007-08-31T15:19:01Z")

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Architectonic Thought Forms: a Survey of the Art of Paul Laffoley  
(i was reading about it and wanted to plug it into amazon and other book sites. I quickly realized that there’s no way I’ll be buying it).

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/35 "2007-08-31T15:22:33Z")

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> [@My Clipboard](#):
>
> Elseya irwini

I was looking up information on Irwin’s Turtle. It can breathe through its butt, you know, and is nearing endangered levels.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/36 "2007-08-31T15:42:49Z")

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> **[Mac](https://www.apple.com/mac/)**
>
> The most powerful Mac laptops and desktops ever. Supercharged by M1 and M2 chips. MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro.

Posted that link to a thread where **twickster** was asking for e-cards sites.

If ya caught me just a few minutes earlier, you could have had the email password of a user on one of our domains!

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**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/37 "2007-08-31T16:10:09Z")

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```auto

// Add axes as a transparent box
		addTransparentCube(objRoot, 1.0f);
		
		// Align the text along the axes
		initialiseText3D(objRoot);
					
		// Set up an appearance object for the spheres
		sphereAppearance = new Appearance();
	
		// Assign a Material to the particle Appearance. For the Sphere
		// to respond to the light in the scene it must have a Material.
		Color3f blue = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
		Color3f black = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
		Color3f red = new Color3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
		sphereAppearance.setMaterial(new Material(blue, black, blue, black, 128.0f));
	
		// Add the global best sphere (red, larger than the others)
		gBestAppearance = new Appearance();
		gBestAppearance.setCapability(Appearance.ALLOW_COLORING_ATTRIBUTES_WRITE);
		gBestAppearance.setMaterial(new Material(red, black, red, black, 128.0f));
		
		gBestSphere = new Sphere(0.03f, gBestAppearance);
		gBestTG = new TransformGroup();
		gBestTG.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
		gBestTransform = new Transform3D();
		gBestTG.addChild(gBestSphere);
		
		objRoot.addChild(gBestTG);
		
		// Add the particles as spheres
		if(particles != null && particles.length != 0){
			int n = particles.length;
			
			spheres = new Sphere[n];

			tg = new TransformGroup[n];

			transform = new Transform3D[n];
			for(int i=0; i<particles.length; i++){

				spheres* = new Sphere(0.01f, sphereAppearance);

				tg* = new TransformGroup();
				tg*.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
				transform* = new Transform3D();
				tg*.addChild(spheres*);

				objRoot.addChild(tg*);
			}
		}

		// Compile and return the scene graph
		rootBranchGroup.compile();
		return rootBranchGroup;

```

I’m refactoring… need I say more?

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/38 "2007-08-31T16:14:00Z")

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SCN28000011

That’s the number of a credit memo we received from a vendor. I needed to get the information into a spreadsheet I’m doing for a journal entry.

/accounting nerd

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/39 "2007-08-31T16:16:38Z")

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> **[Des Moines IA News and Weather - Iowa News - KCCI 8 News](https://www.kcci.com/)**
>
> Get the latest Des Moines news and weather. The KCCI news team brings you the best in local coverage and all the top stories from across the state.

a link I posted in a thread I started a few minutes ago.

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**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ctrl-v-thread-v-3642/417579/40 "2007-08-31T16:20:22Z")

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Kathy,

Here are the last of the insurance applications for the new employees. Let me know if you need anything else.

Thanks again!

* * *

That was an email I typed to our insurance broker.

These fargin’ guys wait until the last minute to hand in their insurance applications. Gah!!

/accounting and human resources nerd

**Missy2U** , I saw that recipe in a cookbook last night, no joke! What a coincidence.

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