1. [OT, humour] Life is Unfair (was Re: Contest)
- Posted by Pete Lomax <petelomax at blueyonder.co.uk> Oct 30, 2004
- 457 views
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 02:49:56 +1000, spent memory <spent.memory at gmail.com> wrote: >i believe it is unfair. >From the onion radio news archives (it helps to imagine a pompous middle class newsreader reciting this, on a slow news day): For the seventy billionth consecutive week since it began, life was again unfair today. Death and suffering continued randomly among the planets lifeforms, with such factors as genetic superiority or good works in no way taken into account. Despite the efforts of the code of hammurabi, the US bill of rights, and people for the ethical treatment of animals, life is expected to remain unfair.. forever.
2. Re: [OT, humour] Life is Unfair (was Re: Contest)
- Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Oct 30, 2004
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Pete Lomax wrote: > > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 02:49:56 +1000, spent memory > <spent.memory at gmail.com> wrote: > > >i believe it is unfair. > > >From the onion radio news archives (it helps to imagine a pompous > middle class newsreader reciting this, on a slow news day): > > For the seventy billionth consecutive week since it began, life > was again unfair today. Death and suffering continued randomly > among the planets lifeforms, with such factors as genetic > superiority or good works in no way taken into account. > Despite the efforts of the code of hammurabi, the US bill of > rights, and people for the ethical treatment of animals, life is > expected to remain unfair.. forever. > Now *that's* funny. ANNOUNCEMENT: If anyone believes my contest rules are unfair, then don't entry it. -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia
3. Re: [OT, humour] Life is Unfair (was Re: Contest)
- Posted by spent memory <spent.memory at gmail.com> Oct 30, 2004
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yes funny, life is unfair no one can argue with that, on that note tho how can u compare an Eu coding contest to life as we know it, perhaps an oversight on your behalf Pete, all i was trying to do was offer opinions to refine the contest to make it as fair as possible, cause god knows if you spent 2 days or whatever working on code for a contest and then you were beaten because of an unseen judging error perhaps you would fail to be so jubilent on the matter < :' ) On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 18:00:32 -0700, Derek Parnell <guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote: > > posted by: Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> > > Pete Lomax wrote: > > > > On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 02:49:56 +1000, spent memory > > <spent.memory at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >i believe it is unfair. > > > > >From the onion radio news archives (it helps to imagine a pompous > > middle class newsreader reciting this, on a slow news day): > > > > For the seventy billionth consecutive week since it began, life > > was again unfair today. Death and suffering continued randomly > > among the planets lifeforms, with such factors as genetic > > superiority or good works in no way taken into account. > > Despite the efforts of the code of hammurabi, the US bill of > > rights, and people for the ethical treatment of animals, life is > > expected to remain unfair.. forever. > > > > Now *that's* funny. > > ANNOUNCEMENT: If anyone believes my contest rules are unfair, then > don't entry it. > > -- > Derek Parnell > Melbourne, Australia > > > > >
4. Re: [OT, humour] Life is Unfair (was Re: Contest)
- Posted by Pete Lomax <petelomax at blueyonder.co.uk> Oct 30, 2004
- 471 views
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:08:59 +1000, spent memory <spent.memory at gmail.com> wrote: >if you spent 2 days or whatever working on code for a >contest and then you were beaten because of an unseen judging error btdt sunshine. If you don't like the rules, don't play, or if you think you can do better, what's stopping you organising your own contest? Regards, Pete PS You are, of course, entitled to hold the opinion that it should not be judged on speed, but I think you'll find you are in the minority. PPS My reply was supposed to be humorous.
5. Re: [OT, humour] Life is Unfair (was Re: Contest)
- Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at yahoo.com> Oct 30, 2004
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- Last edited Oct 31, 2004
> >From the onion radio news archives (it helps to imagine a pompous > middle class newsreader reciting this, on a slow news day): > > For the seventy billionth consecutive week since it began, life > was again unfair today. Death and suffering continued randomly > among the planets lifeforms, with such factors as genetic > superiority or good works in no way taken into account. > Despite the efforts of the code of hammurabi, the US bill of > rights, and people for the ethical treatment of animals, life is > expected to remain unfair.. forever. Ha, Ha! The human condition summed up in a paragraph...