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Dave Ward

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Sep 29, 2001, 8:29:33 AM9/29/01
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Hi all,

A "Rush Code" is a personalized line of coded symbols to be used in
your sig file which says something about you as a Rush fan. It contains
coded information such as how many times you've seen Rush live, your
favorite era of Rush's music, and which Rush album you would take with
you on a desert island. A Rush code looks something like this:


RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gdbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]


Each Rush Code is different, so your personal Rush Code will look
different. The above is just one example. (It's actually my own Rush
Code.)

Everybody can automatically generate their own personalized Rush code
automatically by answering a few questions on the JavaScripted form at
http://rushcode.cjb.net. When your code is generated, you should copy
and paste it to a text file and keep it. You can use this code in your
email and Usenet signature files, put it in an "X-RushCode" header if
you like, and generally display it anywhere.

Other people who are familiar with the Rush Code will be able to tell
some basic, unique information about you by looking at your code.
Likewise you might see other Rush fans displaying their own code in
their own signature files. By understanding the basic rules of how to
make and read a Rush Code, you can communicate your personal feelings
about Rush to other fans, and know also where they stand.

The following are rules for Rush Code.

If you want to generate your own Rush Code automatically, go to
http://rushcode.cjb.net. You may start noticing other people using a
Rush Code in their sig file. The web site also tells how to read other
people's Rush Code.

This is something I've wanted to do for years, ever since the days when
TNMS was still happily buzzing along. I really hope you all like it!

--
Take care, The Camera Eye: The Rush Magazine
Dave Ward http://cameraeye.cjb.net
RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gdbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
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"Naked men are for some reason pretty common on Rush album covers.
Not that there's anything wrong with that..." -- Terrell Miller

Bastard Bear

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Sep 29, 2001, 8:48:00 AM9/29/01
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Dave Ward wrote:

> This is something I've wanted to do for years, ever since the days when
> TNMS was still happily buzzing along. I really hope you all like it!

That is one of the saddest, most anorak-stylee things I have ever seen
...

Brilliant; love it; well done :-)=
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Bastard Bear

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Sep 29, 2001, 9:23:06 AM9/29/01
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Joerg wrote:

>
> Bastard Bear wrote:
>
> >That is one of the saddest, most anorak-stylee things I have ever seen
>
> Then you must have missed the Pink Floyd code generator ;-)

I did :-)=

> RC1.0 c g/n 0/0/-/RD PoW/+ ~20 xo << 52% [29sep2001]

What a marvellous idea though; totally pointless to the outside world,
but wonderful nonetheless.

<applause>

John in NH

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Heh.

~~~
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Max C. Webster III

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Sep 29, 2001, 11:27:01 AM9/29/01
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- Max -
=======
Ich bin ein New Yorker!

Mike Smith

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Sep 29, 2001, 12:11:48 PM9/29/01
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"Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> A "Rush Code" is a personalized line of coded symbols to be used in
> your sig file which says something about you as a Rush fan. It contains
> coded information such as how many times you've seen Rush live, your
> favorite era of Rush's music, and which Rush album you would take with
> you on a desert island. A Rush code looks something like this:


Nice idea, but it may be a bit too complex.

--
Mike Smith RC1.0 bcd g/g 2/0/d/tG ESL/- ~0 gr L 62% [29sep2001]

There are perhaps 5% of the population that simply *can't* think.
There are another 5% who *can*, and *do*.
The remaining 90% *can* think, but *don't*.
-- R. A. Heinlein

Laurel

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Sep 29, 2001, 2:09:28 PM9/29/01
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heh

RC1.0 b g/n 3/0/cd/tG PeW/+ 0 xbkv+ L 100% [29sep101]

SonicJam

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Sep 29, 2001, 4:27:51 PM9/29/01
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"Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,

[...]

Hey Dave, did you develop the Floyd Code or was it someone else? I also
noticed that it's slowly catching on...just from browsing the Tool NG I
noticed some people using a similar type of code. Nonetheless, great idea,
thanks for doing it.

-arattle

SonicJam

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Sep 29, 2001, 4:38:49 PM9/29/01
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Oh, btw..

--
arattle
http://www.glue.umd.edu/~arattle

"And I see signs of half remembered days
I hear bells that chime in strange familiar ways
I recognize...Myself in every stranger's eyes"
--Roger Waters

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Jolly Eric

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Sep 29, 2001, 5:45:58 PM9/29/01
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OK here's mine

RC1.0 x a/g 5/0/cd/tG PeW/+ 1 grk+ << 57% [29sep2001]

--
Eric--Drop JimmyFan to reply.

If you decide to run with the ball, just count on fumbling and getting the $hit
knocked out of you a lot, but never forget how much fun it is just to be able
to run with the ball. --Jimmy Buffett

Alex Zarate

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Sep 29, 2001, 6:20:23 PM9/29/01
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Nice. Now it'll be my default sig.

Alex

--
RC1.0 b g/g 5/0/cd/tG PeW/+ 5 xdko+ > 58% [29sep2001]


The Professor

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Sep 29, 2001, 6:46:10 PM9/29/01
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Serious question:

Do people really think this code thing is cool?

The Professor (<scratching his head> I don't get it.)

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Alex Zarate

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Sep 29, 2001, 6:40:17 PM9/29/01
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Hi,

First the good news: the code is cool and I think it's a neat idea.

Now the bad news: I think I may have found a bug. Here's the code that was
automatically generated for me:

RC1.0 b g/g 5/0/cd/tG PeW/+ 5 xdko+ > 58% [29sep2001]

Everything looks cool until you get to the musical instrument section. It
generated an "x" even though I do play keyboards, drums and "other". I've
redone it a couple of times and get the same result.

Anyone else notice this?
--
Alex
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Daniel McConnell

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Sep 29, 2001, 7:03:49 PM9/29/01
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, The Professor wrote:

> Serious question:
>
> Do people really think this code thing is cool?
>
> The Professor (<scratching his head> I don't get it.)
>

me neither.

ABCD

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Sep 29, 2001, 7:10:31 PM9/29/01
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Neat idea. But a pain in the ass to decipher.

MAKE A JAVA SCRIPT TO REVERSE THE CODE.

RC1.0 bc n/n 5/2/bcd/tG MP/+ ~0 gdbk+ 0 61% [29sep2001]

- ABCD


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Bastard Bear

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Sep 29, 2001, 9:12:45 PM9/29/01
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The Professor wrote:
>
> Serious question:
>
> Do people really think this code thing is cool?

It's not cool, but it's sad in an interesting way; doesn't appeal to me,
but I can respect the dedication to the Cult Of Anorak :-)=

Bastard Bear

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Sep 29, 2001, 9:13:10 PM9/29/01
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"Max C. Webster III" wrote:
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> RC1.0 ab n/a 6/1/bcd/tG MP/+ 8 x+ L 62% [29sep2001]

You forgot the ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"

HTH, HAND, etc etc

Matthew D. Sullivan

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Sep 29, 2001, 9:35:52 PM9/29/01
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 22:46:10 GMT, "The Professor"
<sgho...@aol.comrade> wrote:

>Serious question:
>
>Do people really think this code thing is cool?
>
>The Professor (<scratching his head> I don't get it.)

Yeah, I'm not one to rain down on other people's fun, especially when
I am often having fun that other people don't understand, but I sure
don't get this.

-Matt S.

Laurel

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Sep 29, 2001, 10:19:18 PM9/29/01
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I find it curious in a stupidly complex way. Awful lot of suff to have to
decipher if you want to know about someone else's Rush Experience profile, but
has the upside of easily confusing everyone else who hasn't a clue what it is
:-)

-Laurel

Bastard Bear

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Sep 29, 2001, 11:50:04 PM9/29/01
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Laurel wrote:
>
> I find it curious in a stupidly complex way. Awful lot of suff to have to
> decipher if you want to know about someone else's Rush Experience profile, but
> has the upside of easily confusing everyone else who hasn't a clue what it is
> :-)

Nicely put :-)=

paul

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Dave Ward

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Sep 30, 2001, 8:59:10 AM9/30/01
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In article <trbsm5m...@news.supernews.com>, Mike Smith

<smi...@michaelsmith.NOSPAMorg> wrote:
| > A "Rush Code" is a personalized line of coded symbols to be used in
| > your sig file which says something about you as a Rush fan. It contains
| > coded information such as how many times you've seen Rush live, your
| > favorite era of Rush's music, and which Rush album you would take with
| > you on a desert island. A Rush code looks something like this:
|
|
| Nice idea, but it may be a bit too complex.

It hasn't been too complex for Pink Floyd fans for the four years the
Floyd Code has been in use. Maybe *YOU* doubt the relative intelligence
of Rush fans, but I'm pretty sure Rush fans are as intelligent as Floyd
fans. ;-)

--
Take care, The Camera Eye: The Rush Magazine
Dave Ward http://cameraeye.cjb.net

RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
Get your Rush Code here -- http://rushcode.cjb.net

Dave Ward

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Sep 30, 2001, 9:02:33 AM9/30/01
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In article <9p5ash$35n$1...@dailyplanet.wam.umd.edu>, SonicJam

<ara...@wam.umd.edu> wrote:
| Hey Dave, did you develop the Floyd Code or was it someone else? I also
| noticed that it's slowly catching on...just from browsing the Tool NG I
| noticed some people using a similar type of code. Nonetheless, great idea,
| thanks for doing it.

Hi Arattle!

I didn't develop the Floyd Code, but I maintained the web site. The
Floyd Code was created by (and is still maintained by) Rick Karhu, who
also helped test and fix the JavaScripting I did for the Rush code.
Rick made the rules of the Floyd Code, and I maintained the web site
for it.

Rick's got an updated version of the Floyd Code "almost" ready to go. I
don't know when it'll be out though. Hopefully pretty soon.

--
Take care, The Camera Eye: The Rush Magazine
Dave Ward http://cameraeye.cjb.net

RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
Get your Rush Code here -- http://rushcode.cjb.net

"Naked men are for some reason pretty common on Rush album covers.

Dave Ward

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Sep 30, 2001, 9:05:56 AM9/30/01
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In article <3BB681E9...@pandora.be>, Laurel
<laurel.r...@pandora.be> wrote:

| [...] but


| has the upside of easily confusing everyone else who hasn't a clue what it is

Pretty much like Bastard Bear's entire sig, eh?


BTW, the whole Rush Code/Floyd Code thing is based on the much-older
"Geek Code." I thought the Geek Code was better known than it seems to
be, but nobody seems to have noticed it's the same premise (but much,
much simpler!)

--
Take care, The Camera Eye: The Rush Magazine
Dave Ward http://cameraeye.cjb.net

RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
Get your Rush Code here -- http://rushcode.cjb.net

"Naked men are for some reason pretty common on Rush album covers.

Dave Ward

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In article <l5st7.8041$pN2.4...@typhoon.austin.rr.com>, Alex Zarate

<alex_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Now the bad news: I think I may have found a bug. Here's the code that was
| automatically generated for me:
|
| RC1.0 b g/g 5/0/cd/tG PeW/+ 5 xdko+ > 58% [29sep2001]
|
| Everything looks cool until you get to the musical instrument section. It
| generated an "x" even though I do play keyboards, drums and "other". I've
| redone it a couple of times and get the same result.
|
| Anyone else notice this?

I did, actually, but only after I posted it.

Rick (Karhu) did some debugging on the JavaScript. I'm not sure if he
caught that problem, but I'll check the code again myself sometime
today.

Thanks for the heads-up!

--
Take care, The Camera Eye: The Rush Magazine
Dave Ward http://cameraeye.cjb.net

RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
Get your Rush Code here -- http://rushcode.cjb.net

"Naked men are for some reason pretty common on Rush album covers.

Barfolomew

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Sep 30, 2001, 10:15:50 AM9/30/01
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I third it. Seems trendy or something.....


Barfolomew - "I'm my own best friend"

Barfolomew

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Sep 30, 2001, 10:23:26 AM9/30/01
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LOL. I'm willing to bet you had a few drinks before you posted this.
Am I right?

Mike Smith

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"Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message
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>
> It hasn't been too complex for Pink Floyd fans for the four years the
> Floyd Code has been in use. Maybe *YOU* doubt the relative intelligence
> of Rush fans, but I'm pretty sure Rush fans are as intelligent as Floyd
> fans. ;-)


1) Save the elitist accusations for BastardBear, where they belong.

2) I didn't mean "too complex for AMRers to understand", but "too complex
for AMRers to be bothered with". We're not quite, um, anorak-ish enough for
this sort of thing.

--
Mike Smith

Mike Smith

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"Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message
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>
> BTW, the whole Rush Code/Floyd Code thing is based on the much-older
> "Geek Code." I thought the Geek Code was better known than it seems to
> be, but nobody seems to have noticed it's the same premise

You mean nobody bothered to *say* so.

Bastard Bear

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Mike Smith wrote:
>
> "Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message
> news:300920010559095352%dave...@mac.com...
> >
> > It hasn't been too complex for Pink Floyd fans for the four years the
> > Floyd Code has been in use. Maybe *YOU* doubt the relative intelligence
> > of Rush fans, but I'm pretty sure Rush fans are as intelligent as Floyd
> > fans. ;-)
>
> 1) Save the elitist accusations for BastardBear, where they belong.

Elitist? Moi?

That's possibly the funniest thing I've ever been called on UseNet ...
well batted, Mike :-)=

paul

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Barf wrote...

>LOL. I'm willing to bet you had a few drinks before you posted this.
>Am I right?

Damn...ya got me...got back from a friend's stag last night and a) realized I
had a craving for lots and lots of chicken fingers, b) left undecipherable
messages on my fiancee's voice mail, and c) put on a Neil Diamond record (not
mine). By that point, you can really only respond to the silly posts...

paul
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John in NH

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Sep 30, 2001, 3:06:51 PM9/30/01
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>c) put on a Neil Diamond record (not
>mine).

Heh. Nice disclaimer.

Going to see him Weds. in Boston. It's a favor given in advance. Now she'll
be on the hook for going to see Rush with me if they tour next fall/winter.

:P

John in NH

~~~
My arcade pics, links & FS/FT stuff (UPDATED 9/07/01):
http://members.aol.com/rushpage2/collection.htm

"If you're not annoyed, you're not paying attention."

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paul

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John wrote...

>>c) put on a Neil Diamond record (not
>>mine).
>
>Heh. Nice disclaimer.

I know ^_^

>Going to see him Weds. in Boston. It's a favor given in advance. Now she'll
>be on the hook for going to see Rush with me if they tour next fall/winter.

Nice disclaimer yourself! Thankfully, my fiancee is a Rush fan herself and
frankly is getting a bit frustrated listening to my tales of the past two
tours...

paul
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The Professor

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Stop apologizing for ND. He's one of my very most enjoyable guilty
pleasures. :)

The Professor (His original "12 Greatest Hits" CD is very enjoyable)

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Giovanni

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"The Professor" <sgho...@aol.comrade> schreef in bericht
news:gDKt7.580232$T97.78...@typhoon.nyroc.rr.com...

> Stop apologizing for ND. He's one of my very most enjoyable guilty
> pleasures. :)
>
> The Professor (His original "12 Greatest Hits" CD is very
enjoyable)
>
Neil Diamond, the Carpenters, Abba (IIRC)......R.U.SHure Rush isn't
your most guilty pleasure IRL?


Barfolomew

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I knew it. I refrained from posting Friday night because I had a few
too many Boulevard (KC brewery) beers at the KC Royals game. Knew it
would turn out badly if I did. :)

Barfolomew

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On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 19:45:16 GMT, "The Professor"
<sgho...@aol.comrade> wrote:

>Stop apologizing for ND. He's one of my very most enjoyable guilty
>pleasures. :)
>
>The Professor (His original "12 Greatest Hits" CD is very enjoyable)
>

Anybody see "Saving Silverman" yet? Lotsa Neil Diamond in that one....

Daniel McConnell

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Bully! Porter? Zon wit?

mmmmm.

Barfolomew

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On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 16:07:36 -0400, Daniel McConnell
<dsmc...@linc.cis.upenn.edu> wrote:

<snip>


>> I knew it. I refrained from posting Friday night because I had a few
>> too many Boulevard (KC brewery) beers at the KC Royals game. Knew it
>> would turn out badly if I did. :)
>>
>
>Bully! Porter? Zon wit?
>
>mmmmm.

Pale Ale. It's good stuff. Nowhere near as fancy as what you seem to
partake of. I did tour their brewery. Below is a link for a review.

http://www.realbeer.com/nmvbp/blvd.htm

The Professor

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ABBA?! Fuck no. :)

Wilson Phillips, sure.

The Professor (Karen, the angel, of course :) )

paul

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>I knew it. I refrained from posting Friday night because I had a few
>too many Boulevard (KC brewery) beers at the KC Royals game. Knew it
>would turn out badly if I did. :)

Royal's fandom --> drinking

All we had last night were the usual Coors Lite pitchers ("for the masses!"),
so we ordered the appropriately titled Hooker Ale.

Had some nice home-brewed Belgian ale myself a week ago...I think I'm going to
like my father-in-law...

paul
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Daniel McConnell

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dang, I would like your father-in-law too!


SonicJam

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> Hi Arattle!

[...]

Cool...I used to read AMP-F all the time, not anymore though...mostly check
for major updates and such. The new Camera Eye issue is very nice, btw...

--
arattle
http://www.glue.umd.edu/~arattle

"And I see signs of half remembered days
I hear bells that chime in strange familiar ways
I recognize...Myself in every stranger's eyes"
--Roger Waters

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Barfolomew

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On 30 Sep 2001 21:17:46 GMT, tape...@aol.com (paul) wrote:

<snip>

>Royal's fandom --> drinking

Truer words were never spoken. At least they played well on Friday.

Ellen

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>From: Joerg nob...@nospam.invalid

>Then you must have missed the Pink Floyd code generator ;-)

and AMT (alt.music.tool) code.

Ellen

"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." ~Edgar Allen Poe
http://www.homestead.com/emarie2112

Symphony Theater

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Well here's mine.

RC1.0 x g/a 0/0/-/RD HYF/+ ~0 gd < 4% [01oct2001]

Pointless yet interesting.

FVD.
--
"I love the Blues,
They tell my story,
If you don't feel it,
You will never understand."
- David Coverdale.

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ImAMegalomaniac

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>
>Well here's mine.
>
>RC1.0 x g/a 0/0/-/RD HYF/+ ~0 gd < 4% [01oct2001]
>
>Pointless yet interesting.
>

After viewing several Rush codes I have to wonder why is it that most of you
GOOBERDINKS have never seen the band live or if you have it is only a few
times.

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" I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should
cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants."


Gandhi

Mike Smith

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"Bastard Bear" <bb...@cwcom.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Smith wrote:
> >
> > "Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message
> > news:300920010559095352%dave...@mac.com...
> > >
> > > It hasn't been too complex for Pink Floyd fans for the four years the
> > > Floyd Code has been in use. Maybe *YOU* doubt the relative
intelligence
> > > of Rush fans, but I'm pretty sure Rush fans are as intelligent as
Floyd
> > > fans. ;-)
> >
> > 1) Save the elitist accusations for BastardBear, where they belong.
>
> Elitist? Moi?
>
> That's possibly the funniest thing I've ever been called on UseNet ...
> well batted, Mike :-)=


Stuff your irony up your ass, troll. I stand by the use of "elitist". You
certainly think you're better than everybody here.

Bastard Bear

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Mike Smith wrote:
>
> "Bastard Bear" <bb...@cwcom.net> wrote in message
> news:3BB74891...@cwcom.net...
> > Mike Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > "Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message
> > > news:300920010559095352%dave...@mac.com...
> > > >
> > > > It hasn't been too complex for Pink Floyd fans for the four years the
> > > > Floyd Code has been in use. Maybe *YOU* doubt the relative
> intelligence
> > > > of Rush fans, but I'm pretty sure Rush fans are as intelligent as
> Floyd
> > > > fans. ;-)
> > >
> > > 1) Save the elitist accusations for BastardBear, where they belong.
> >
> > Elitist? Moi?
> >
> > That's possibly the funniest thing I've ever been called on UseNet ...
> > well batted, Mike :-)=
>
> Stuff your irony up your ass, troll. I stand by the use of "elitist". You
> certainly think you're better than everybody here.

Mike; really ... you're obsessing now ... I'm just a regular sort of
bloke with a tendency to not accept what's put in front of me ... a
result of working at the sharp end of UK TV news for just over a year
... I was *scarred*, man :-)=

P.S. less caffeine, more herb in your diet, is my advice ...

JC

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Oct 1, 2001, 12:52:18 AM10/1/01
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This is silly, yet fascinating, yet disturbing. I've spent over half of my
life as a Rush fan. I've seen 8 tours (I'm impressed that the person below
has seen 14!).

Anyway, here's mine to add to the pile. (What's with the "undefined" --
another error?)

RC1.0 abc g/g 8/0/cd/Gfm Hem/+ 0 undefinedb L 65% [30sep2001]

"ImAMegalomaniac" <imamega...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010930232425...@mb-cg.aol.com...

Jim Geiger

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Oct 1, 2001, 2:53:19 AM10/1/01
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Ok I'll play:

RC1.0 x g/g 13/2/bcd/Gfm PeW/+ ~30 gdbkvo+ 0 63% [01oct2001]


_______________________________________________
Jim Geiger, LSD Casualty


Javier

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Oct 1, 2001, 9:43:41 AM10/1/01
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In alt.music.rush ImAMegalomaniac <imamega...@aol.com> rambled thus:

: After viewing several Rush codes I have to wonder why is it that most of you


: GOOBERDINKS have never seen the band live or if you have it is only a few
: times.

Well, don't know about the rest of the people around here, but Rush sure has
never come even near my neck of the woods (although there's a rumor that Geddy
took a vacation in the extreme south of Chile, and nobody recognized him :)

--
Javier Gonzalez Nicolini - remove the .com to e-mail

Homer: I have to do one good deed to get into heaven, quick Marge,
what do I do!?
Marge: Well I got a list of old chores, clean garage, mow lawn, ah-
Homer: I'm just trying to get into heaven, its not like I'm running for Jesus.

Laurel

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Javier wrote:

> In alt.music.rush ImAMegalomaniac <imamega...@aol.com> rambled thus:
>
> : After viewing several Rush codes I have to wonder why is it that most of you
> : GOOBERDINKS have never seen the band live or if you have it is only a few
> : times.
>
> Well, don't know about the rest of the people around here, but Rush sure has
> never come even near my neck of the woods (although there's a rumor that Geddy
> took a vacation in the extreme south of Chile, and nobody recognized him :)

That's one of the few drawbacks about living here. I was happy to see, however,
that Yes is performing in November in Antwerp with Orchestra. I think I shall just
have to go. Now to find someone to go with. Any Yes fans here in the area?

:-(

-Laurel

Dan Iwerks

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The Professor wrote in message ...

"Rainy Days and Mondays" is a great song and I'll stalk anyone who disagrees
with me.

Add Barry Manilow to my guilty pleasure list.
--
********************************************************************
Dan Iwerks, slave to the masses, hates "Rivendell".
The fundamental problem with Solipsism is it makes me
responsible for the fact that you're a complete idiot.
********************************************************************


Dan Iwerks

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Barfolomew wrote in message ...
>On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 19:03:49 -0400, Daniel McConnell
><dsmc...@linc.cis.upenn.edu> wrote:
>>
>>On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, The Professor wrote:
>>
>>> Serious question:
>>>
>>> Do people really think this code thing is cool?
>>>
>>> The Professor (<scratching his head> I don't get it.)
>>>
>>
>>me neither.
>
>I third it. Seems trendy or something.....

I'll fourth it. I'm guessing I already know this info from pretty much all
the reg-type people here just from conversation. Not sure why I'd need a
code to update me more regularly. Ah well, to each his/her own.

Jim Geiger

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Oct 1, 2001, 10:32:47 AM10/1/01
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Iwerks wrote:

>"Rainy Days and Mondays" is a great song and I'll stalk anyone who disagrees
>with me.
>
>Add Barry Manilow to my guilty pleasure list.


You're gonna have to yell out a lot more "penises" if you insist on continually
emasculating yourself like that, Dan. >;)

Dan Iwerks

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Oct 1, 2001, 12:40:39 PM10/1/01
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Jim Geiger wrote in message <20011001103247...@mb-fo.aol.com>...

>Iwerks wrote:
>
>>"Rainy Days and Mondays" is a great song and I'll stalk anyone who
disagrees
>>with me.
>>
>>Add Barry Manilow to my guilty pleasure list.
>
>
>You're gonna have to yell out a lot more "penises" if you insist on
continually
>emasculating yourself like that, Dan. >;)

PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS
PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS

"I write the songs that make the whoooooole world siiiiiing . . ."

George Rogic

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Dan Iwerks wrote on 10/1/01 12:40 PM:

> "I write the songs that make the whoooooole world siiiiiing . . ."

What I want to know is... is "Mandy" referring to Mandy Patinkin?

George

ImAMegalomaniac

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>Jim Geiger, LSD Casualty
>RC1.0 x g/g 13/2/bcd/Gfm PeW/+ ~30 gdbkvo+ 0 63% [01oct2001]
>

From this code I gather that jimmy BOY was at least 12 or younger when he first
saw Rush. Seems like another LIE from the LIAR jimmy BOY

Jim Geiger

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Oct 1, 2001, 2:02:25 PM10/1/01
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>
>What I want to know is... is "Mandy" referring to Mandy Patinkin?
>
>George
>

Myh nehm ees Barrrdy Mehneelow...yooo keeled myh fhaather...prrrepare to dhyy.


_______________________________________________

Dan Iwerks

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Oct 1, 2001, 2:48:26 PM10/1/01
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Jim Geiger wrote in message <20011001140225...@mb-ch.aol.com>...

>>
>>What I want to know is... is "Mandy" referring to Mandy Patinkin?
>>
>>George
>>
>
>Myh nehm ees Barrrdy Mehneelow...yooo keeled myh fhaather...prrrepare to
dhyy.

Huh? Oh, is that your Manilow Code, Jim? Let's see . . . your favorite
song is "Ships", you've been a fan for 22 years, and you think Barry's ass
is his best feature. Dang, these codes do work.

Blackberry

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Oct 1, 2001, 2:35:23 PM10/1/01
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Well, the Java code didn't really figure my percentage nor date stamp right:

RC1.0 bc ?/a 0/0/-/RD Hem/+ 2 kv-+ < 100% [01oct101]

(birth: Jan 1968; Rush: Jan 1984; about 48%)

--------------------
"It's ludicrous to have these interlocking bodies and not interlock. Please
remove your clothing now." -- Anya, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

Bastard Bear

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Oct 1, 2001, 4:08:17 PM10/1/01
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Joerg wrote:

>
> Javier wrote:
>
> >Well, don't know about the rest of the people around here, but Rush sure has
> >never come even near my neck of the woods
>
> They don't seem to like Europe much, either. I missed the RTB tour,
> and I believe they haven't played here since then.

Shame :-(=

I've never been to canada, but always wanted to go, so I think I might
well treat myself to a little holiday when next they tour "at home" as
it were (presumably to promote the new album when it sees the light of
day?), and see a show at the same time.

Canadian folk; which is the nicest city in canada, do you think (no
arguments now!) and where would they be liable to tour? Which is the
best venue to see them in?

Then I could hire a bike and tour off into the wilder and woollier parts
of canada ... yes ... this is starting to look like a plan ...

Cygnia

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Oct 1, 2001, 4:37:40 PM10/1/01
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bigdadd...@aol.comeuppance (Jim Geiger) wrote in message news:<20011001025319...@mb-mv.aol.com>...

Ta-daa!

RC1.0 x a/g 5/3/d/Gfm DS/n ~20 undefinedv 0 100% [01oct101]

--cygnia, on a borrowed account, on borrowed time....

gttim

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RC1.0 abc g/g 3/0/bc/tG GUP/n ~4 undefinedbb < 63% [01oct2001]

Tim

"Dave Ward" <dave...@mac.com> wrote in message

news:290920010529343875%dave...@mac.com...
> Hi all,
>
> A "Rush Code" is a personalized line of coded symbols to be used in
> your sig file which says something about you as a Rush fan. It contains
> coded information such as how many times you've seen Rush live, your
> favorite era of Rush's music, and which Rush album you would take with
> you on a desert island. A Rush code looks something like this:
>
>
> RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gdbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
>
>
> Each Rush Code is different, so your personal Rush Code will look
> different. The above is just one example. (It's actually my own Rush
> Code.)
>
> Everybody can automatically generate their own personalized Rush code
> automatically by answering a few questions on the JavaScripted form at
> http://rushcode.cjb.net. When your code is generated, you should copy
> and paste it to a text file and keep it. You can use this code in your
> email and Usenet signature files, put it in an "X-RushCode" header if
> you like, and generally display it anywhere.
>
> Other people who are familiar with the Rush Code will be able to tell
> some basic, unique information about you by looking at your code.
> Likewise you might see other Rush fans displaying their own code in
> their own signature files. By understanding the basic rules of how to
> make and read a Rush Code, you can communicate your personal feelings
> about Rush to other fans, and know also where they stand.
>
> The following are rules for Rush Code.
>
> If you want to generate your own Rush Code automatically, go to
> http://rushcode.cjb.net. You may start noticing other people using a
> Rush Code in their sig file. The web site also tells how to read other
> people's Rush Code.
>
> This is something I've wanted to do for years, ever since the days when
> TNMS was still happily buzzing along. I really hope you all like it!
>
> --
> Take care, The Camera Eye: The Rush Magazine
> Dave Ward http://cameraeye.cjb.net
> RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gdbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
> RKNA: Progressive Internet Radio -- http://rkna.cjb.net
>
> "Naked men are for some reason pretty common on Rush album covers.
> Not that there's anything wrong with that..." -- Terrell Miller

Matthew D. Sullivan

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Oct 1, 2001, 7:49:14 PM10/1/01
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2001 21:08:17 +0100, Bastard Bear <bb...@cwcom.net>
wrote:

>I've never been to canada, but always wanted to go, so I think I might
>well treat myself to a little holiday when next they tour "at home" as
>it were (presumably to promote the new album when it sees the light of
>day?), and see a show at the same time.
>
>Canadian folk; which is the nicest city in canada, do you think (no
>arguments now!) and where would they be liable to tour? Which is the
>best venue to see them in?
>
>Then I could hire a bike and tour off into the wilder and woollier parts
>of canada ... yes ... this is starting to look like a plan ...

Well, last tour they only graced Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal,
and Quebec City with their presence. Each of those cities is cool in
its own way; Vancouver has the most "outdoorsy" fun and scenery;
Quebec has the most charm, and history. Montreal is the best party
town, and has the most characters. Toronto is just about the most
multicultural city in the world, has lots of attractions. Ottawa is
pretty bland, but has great museums and attractive women.

If you really want to see Canada of course, you have to avoid the
cities...

-Matt S.

The Professor

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Oct 1, 2001, 8:56:53 PM10/1/01
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"Jim Geiger" <bigdadd...@aol.comeuppance> wrote in message
news:20011001140225...@mb-ch.aol.com...

> >
> >What I want to know is... is "Mandy" referring to Mandy Patinkin?
> >
> >George
> >
>
> Myh nehm ees Barrrdy Mehneelow...yooo keeled myh fhaather...prrrepare to
dhyy.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! Second best laugh I've had all day Jim. Thanks!

The Professor (first best was when one of the other Associate Deans told The
Dean that he needed to make sure someone got "reamed up the butt" for
something that happened on campus today.)

Max C. Webster III

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Oct 1, 2001, 10:16:23 PM10/1/01
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"The Professor" <sgho...@aol.comrade> writes:

>The Professor (first best was when one of the other Associate Deans told The
>Dean that he needed to make sure someone got "reamed up the butt" for
>something that happened on campus today.)

Interest choice of words . . . you academics work your tounges better than a
twenty-dollar whore.

Anyway, what was this "reamable" offense?


- Max -
=======
Ich bin ein New Yorker!

Oswald Niplock

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Oct 1, 2001, 10:26:17 PM10/1/01
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Dave Ward wrote:
> A "Rush Code" is a personalized line of coded symbols to be used in
> your sig file which says something about you as a Rush fan.
SNIP

> Each Rush Code is different, so your personal Rush Code will look
> different.

<code> I like Rush </code>

Laurel

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Oct 2, 2001, 6:05:23 AM10/2/01
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I just noticed that on my code, it is listing the %age of time I've been a
fan at 100%. I just filled the form again and got the same result.

?!?
Laurel

Dave Ward wrote:

> Hi all,


>
> A "Rush Code" is a personalized line of coded symbols to be used in

> your sig file which says something about you as a Rush fan. It contains
> coded information such as how many times you've seen Rush live, your
> favorite era of Rush's music, and which Rush album you would take with
> you on a desert island. A Rush code looks something like this:
>
> RC1.0 bc g/g 2/0/d/tG MP/+ ~30 gdbkvo+ < 43% [29sep2001]
>

> Each Rush Code is different, so your personal Rush Code will look

The Professor

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Oct 2, 2001, 7:53:37 AM10/2/01
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"Max C. Webster III" <maxx...@aol.com.gov.mil> wrote in message
news:20011001221623...@nso-cg.aol.com...

Our IT folks networked all our copiers (which is nice, as you can send jobs
from the desktop), but they now require the use of your campus ID for walkup
jobs. Only problem is that the ID had to be coded at the central printing
office in order to work on the machines. Did anyone tell us that Monday was
the day this all would go into effect? Yes, in an email 3 months ago!
Where was the damn reminder? Imagine the confusion when folks went to use
the copiers and none of them would work without a walk across campus. Not
to mention the complications that arise for those of us who have to charge
copying to multiple accounts and now must carry a separate card for each
account (used to just be a keypad code number). People are not happy.

BTW - that same colleague is still the only person since I've been here to
use the "F" word in a faculty meeting. As in the time she asked us "what
the fuck are we doing here?" Classic.

The Professor (think Susan Sarandon as a college professor...)

Max C. Webster III

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Oct 2, 2001, 8:39:17 AM10/2/01
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"The Professor" <sgho...@aol.comrade> writes:

>Did anyone tell us that Monday was
>the day this all would go into effect? Yes, in an email 3 months ago!
>Where was the damn reminder?

Just out of curiosity, how well does that excuse work when I student tries it
on you? :)

"You never told us about that!"

"It is in the syllabus"

"Who the hell keeps that?"

Outlook's got a calendar, ya know! :)

The Professor

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"Max C. Webster III" <maxx...@aol.com.gov.mil> wrote in message
news:20011002083917...@nso-mq.aol.com...

> "The Professor" <sgho...@aol.comrade> writes:
>
> >Did anyone tell us that Monday was
> >the day this all would go into effect? Yes, in an email 3 months ago!
> >Where was the damn reminder?
>
> Just out of curiosity, how well does that excuse work when I student tries
it
> on you? :)

Hey, I know reality well enough to know that reminding students is
necessary, even if it *is* in the syllabus. I send out lots of email
reminders to students (and the faculty in my program :) ) about stuff like
that. Better too many reminders than too few. :)

The Professor (3 months is a long time)


Jason Aucker

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Oct 3, 2001, 1:54:17 AM10/3/01
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RC1.0 cd g/a 4/0/cd/Gfm GUP/- ~4 undefinedo+o+o+o+ > 60% [03oct2001]


Well, at least when I finished, it didn't call me "Big Gay Mule."

(Freakin' Wu-Tang Names.) I still think I was set up for that one.

ACK

paul

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Oct 3, 2001, 11:51:21 PM10/3/01
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Prof wrote...

>Hey, I know reality well enough to know that reminding students is
>necessary, even if it *is* in the syllabus. I send out lots of email
>reminders to students (and the faculty in my program :) ) about stuff like
>that. Better too many reminders than too few. :)

I've been in IT project management long enough to realize that there is *no*
such thing as "too many reminders". But like Max wrote, apart from Project,
Excel, and Visio, Outlook is my bestest Microsoft friend in the entire whole
wide world...

paul
tapehead4
animate me

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