# Unfinished Business (or) MPSIMS Late March **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2000, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994 "2000-03-21T15:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yue\_Han](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eada6e/32.png) [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/1 "2000-03-21T15:34:00Z")
A new thread for all the Mundane and Pointless Stuff; beginning with: When I first joined the as Ai\ Yue- Ha , some people asked me to post my name in Chinese characters. All I could do was a lame-ass ASCII thing I whipped up. Here it is now, in GB font glory: °¬ Ô¼ º² Thrilling, eh? (To see this, you’ll probably have to go up to view and set your Encoding to Chinese Simplified… you may need to download Chinese Language support from MS, but its a small file) –John * * * 'Twis brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gymble in the wabe. Mimsy were the borogroves, And the momeraths outgrabe. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/2 "2000-03-21T15:47:00Z")
Well, I tried that, and I see three boxes. And we all know that three boxes mean “egg roll” 😃 So what gives? * * * **Coldfire** _Voted **Poster Most Likely To Post Drunk** _ * * * _ **"You know how complex women are"** _ - Neil Peart, **Rush** (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/3 "2000-03-21T16:25:00Z")
Well, I tried it and got the “Cheerleaders In Bondage” website. Oddly enough, it lists Coldfire as their one millionth customer. 😃 * * * _…send lawyers, guns, and money…_ ``` Warren Zevon ``` ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/4 "2000-03-21T16:36:00Z")
Yup. [www.spankingsandycane.com](http://www.spankingsandycane.com) 😃 * * * **Coldfire** _Voted **Poster Most Likely To Post Drunk** _ * * * _ **"You know how complex women are"** _ - Neil Peart, **Rush** (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/5 "2000-03-21T16:49:00Z")
You’re one sick puppy, Coldfire. ::bookmarking Spanking Sandy Cane for future uh…“research”…::: * * * _…send lawyers, guns, and money…_ ``` Warren Zevon ``` ---
**Author:** ![Yue\_Han](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eada6e/32.png) [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/6 "2000-03-21T16:59:00Z")
(The following is advice for IE) Click View and scroll down to Encoding. In the little box that pops out, select "More to get a long list of fonts. Select Chinese Simplified (GB2312) If you have that font, the characters will display. If you don’t, a download box for the font from Microsoft should pop up. It’s a free update for IE. –John * * * 'Twis brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gymble in the wabe. Mimsy were the borogroves, And the momeraths outgrabe. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/7 "2000-03-21T20:07:00Z")
I’m training someone new to help me out today which means I’ll be able to take vacations and even (_GASP_) a sick day! Woo hoo! Getting ready to get on a plane Thursday too! Yee-Ha! ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/8 "2000-03-21T20:56:00Z")
My finger itches today, it is rather annoying. I have stupid people surrounding me at work. I’m getting a (free!!) new monitor today. * * * I will not carve gods. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2000, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-business-or-mpsims-late-march/14994/9 "2000-03-21T23:25:00Z")
## I’m picking up my new contact lenses tomorrow morning, which means I will finally be able to see more than two feet in front of my face. It is going to be weird trying to watch t.v. without squinting, actually being able to read street signs, etc. Shadowfox “The dead have risen, and they’re voting Republican!” - Bart Simpson