Q: What do you call a zit on a Serbian's ass?
A: A brain tumor.
Q: Why won't they hire a Serbian in the pharmacist?
A: He kept breaking the prescription bottles in the typewriter.
Q: Why does a Serbian wash his hair in the sink?
A: Because, that's where you're supposed to wash vegetables!
Q: What was a Serbian psychic's greatest achievement?
A: An IN-body experience!
Q: How can you tell when a FAX had been sent from a Serbian?
A: There is a stamp on it.
Q: Why does a Serbian have little holes all over his face?
A: From eating with forks.
Q: How did a Serbian burn his nose?
A: Bobbing for french fries.
Q: How do you confuse a Serbian?
A: You don't. He was born that way.
Q: How did a Serbian die drinking milk?
A: The cow fell on him.
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> Q: Why doesn't a Serbian call 911 in an emergency?
> A1: He can't remember the number.
> A2: He can't find the number 11 on the telephone buttons.
Why should he call 911..that number doesn't exist in yugoslavia...
--
Greetz, Ralph
That's true. When I was in Yugoslavia, I always counted ...909 910 912 913
914....
--
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"Bearer of my stigma, thou art of me / Yet claim no gift but guidance
For I am the giver of temptation / Thou art the executor of Thy rewards"
- Emperor
"Deyke....You would have to be inherently moronic to beleive it." -
Mondhaut, who claims to have read every history book in existence
Ralph <r.j.m....@kub.nl> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
37320E22...@kub.nl...
> Hugh Janus wrote:
>
> > Q: Why doesn't a Serbian call 911 in an emergency?
> > A1: He can't remember the number.
> > A2: He can't find the number 11 on the telephone buttons.
>
> Why should he call 911..that number doesn't exist in yugoslavia...
> --
> Greetz, Ralph
>
>
>
: That's true. When I was in Yugoslavia, I always counted ...909 910 912 913
: 914....
I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the number 911 are
ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers and the
non911ers, unfortunately, the man in power is an overzealous non-911er,
and is systematically wiping out the non-911ers, in the hope that his
deeds will allow him to join NATO in the future (under the stupid
attrocity clause on the Application Form)
Ralph is obviously a supporter of Milosevic (doesn't believe in 911).
> I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the number 911 are
> ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers and the
> non911ers, unfortunately, the man in power is an overzealous non-911er,
> and is systematically wiping out the non-911ers, in the hope that his
> deeds will allow him to join NATO in the future (under the stupid
> attrocity clause on the Application Form)
>
> Ralph is obviously a supporter of Milosevic (doesn't believe in 911).
Uuuh, no...just that in european country's the alarm-number isn't 911...I believe
in yugoslavia it's something like112...
--
Greetz, Ralph
> His Highness wrote:
>
> > I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the number 911 are
> > ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers and the
> Uuuh, no...just that in european country's the alarm-number isn't 911...I believe
> in yugoslavia it's something like112...
>
That's true. In Europe it is 112, not 911. That was the thing that struck me, too.
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Mika-Petri Lauronen schrieb:
>
>
> That's true. In Europe it is 112, not 911. That was the thing that struck me, too.
> --
That is not completely true. The truth is, that each country has its own emergency call
number. The USA has 911, for instance, but other countries have other numbers.
A good tip for anybody who likes to travel to other countries: Look up what are the
emergency numbers there. Many countries have even different numbers for different
problems. The police department, the fire department, the red cross, poisoning hotline,
... You don't want a bad surprise. Luckily, they are often listed near the local
phones. You just have to read.
Elisabeth
Mika-Petri Lauronen wrote:
> Ralph wrote:
>
> > His Highness wrote:
> >
> > > I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the number 911 are
> > > ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers and the
>
> > Uuuh, no...just that in european country's the alarm-number isn't 911...I believe
> > in yugoslavia it's something like112...
> >
>
> That's true. In Europe it is 112, not 911. That was the thing that struck me, too.
999 in some euro countries
>
> --
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> Mika-Petr...@oulu.fi ** http://www.student.oulu.fi/~mplauron/
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-Lews Therin Telamon, The Lord of Chaos
To cope with Dumb Americans who can't figure it out both 999 and 911 work in
nearly all European countries, as well as the countries local number - easy
isn't it.
H
just kiddin <mael...@EUnet.at> wrote in message
news:3737F846...@EUnet.at...
>
>
> Mika-Petri Lauronen schrieb:
>
> >
> >
> > That's true. In Europe it is 112, not 911. That was the thing that
struck me, too.
: > I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the number 911 are
: > ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers and the
: > non911ers, unfortunately, the man in power is an overzealous non-911er,
: > and is systematically wiping out the non-911ers, in the hope that his
: > deeds will allow him to join NATO in the future (under the stupid
: > attrocity clause on the Application Form)
: >
: > Ralph is obviously a supporter of Milosevic (doesn't believe in 911).
: Uuuh, no...just that in european country's the alarm-number isn't 911...I believe
: in yugoslavia it's something like112...
Er I know. I made it all up. It was a joke.... this being the jokes news
group it is...
No, that's the Emergency number in Australia.
*ducks*
Howard schrieb:
> Sounds like none of you have been anywhere near Europe since the invention
> of digital telephone exchanges.
>
Au contraire, mon ami - I haven't been out of Europe ever.As you can see in my
e-mail address, there is this little .at at the end, which stands for Austria.
This a small European country. Don't confuse with Australia. They got a .au at
the end of their addresses.
Do you feel dumb now?
Don't feel sad.
I felt much more dumb after going through my atlas searching for a country (and
it should have been a big one, as many e-mail-addresses are there) which could
fit the abrevation .com.
Big surprise I could not find it...
> To cope with Dumb Americans who can't figure it out both 999 and 911 work in
> nearly all European countries, as well as the countries local number - easy
> isn't it.
>
Hey that is great! Now instead of just remembering the 144 I learnt by heart
since I was a little girl and we got a telephone, I can use 911 instead. I never
had the idea I could use it.
I wonder, have the United States of America also this wonderful new digital
telephone feature, so when I should ever be there, I could use 144 also? Or am I
supposed to be able to read to dial the right number? Hope this will be not too
big a problem!
Elisabeth
> And the Hotline number for Milosevic is 666 right?
666 - Number of the beast
668 - Neighbor of the beast
660 - Approximate number of the Beast
DCLXVI - Roman numeral of the Beast
666.0000 - Number of the High Precision Beast
0.666 - Number of the Millibeast
1/666 - Common Denominator of the Beast
666[-/(-1)] - Imaginary number of the Beast
1010011010 - Binary of the Beast
29A - Hexidecimal of the Beast
1-666 - Area code of the Beast
00666 - Zip code of the Beast
1-900-666-0666: Live Beasts! One-on-one pacts! Call Now! Only
$6.66/minute. Over 18 only please.
$665.95 - Retail price of the Beast
$699.25 - Price of the Beast plus 5% state sales tax
$769.95 - Price of the Beast with all accessories and replacement soul
$656.66 - Wal*Mart price of the Beast
$646.66 - Next week's Wal*Mart price of the Beast
Phillips 666 - Gasoline of the Beast
Route 666 - Way of the Beast
666 F - Oven temperature for roast Beast
666k - Retirement plan of the Beast
666 mg - Recommended Minimum Daily Requirement of Beast
6.66% - 5 year CD interest rate at First Beast of Hell National Bank,
$666 minimum deposit.
DSM-666 (revised) - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Beast
Lotus 6-6-6 - Spreadsheet of the Beast
Word 6.66 - Word Processor of the Beast
i66686 - CPU of the Beast
666i - BMW of the Beast
666-66-6666 - Social Securuity Number of the Beast
6, uh... what was that number again? - Number of the Blonde Beast
6.66 pH of the Beast.
665.99996 - The Pentium of The Beast
Y666K - compliant beast
999 - skydiving Beast
666999 - Naughty beast
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> Dr. Stuart Savory (Stuart...@pdb.siemens.de) wrote:
> : And the Hotline number for Milosevic is 666 right?
>
> No, that's the Emergency number in Australia.
>
> *ducks* <--- QUACK !!!
000 is the Oz emergency number.
111 is the Kiwi emergency number (I think)
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> Ralph wrote:
>
> > His Highness wrote:
> >
> > > I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the number 911 are
> > > ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers and the
>
> > Uuuh, no...just that in european country's the alarm-number isn't 911...I believe
> > in yugoslavia it's something like112...
> >
>
> That's true. In Europe it is 112, not 911. That was the thing that struck me, too.
> --
> ********************************************************************
> * Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. - Yoda - *
> ********************************************************************
> Mika-Petr...@oulu.fi ** http://www.student.oulu.fi/~mplauron/
The number is not 'standardized' in Europe...here in Holland we had 0611, now we have
112...but other countries have other numbers...i believe england (UK) has 911...
--
Greetz, Ralph
Mika-Petri Lauronen schrieb:
>
> just kiddin wrote:
>
> > I felt much more dumb after going through my atlas searching for a country (and
> > it should have been a big one, as many e-mail-addresses are there) which could
> > fit the abrevation .com.
> > Big surprise I could not find it...
> >
>
> Comoro Islands?
If .com is for COmoro Islands.. then I guess it must be the most richest
country.. after all it has so many industries who have their internet sites as
.com !! ;-)))
Anyway, the emergency number does differ from country to country I guess..becoz
if 911 was working in EU then they would have advertised it and not 122 & 144
and the other numbers. But still I am not sure about it as I haven't tried it
out and I hope that I dont have to try it out.
Piyush Mishra.
Mika-Petri Lauronen schrieb:
> just kiddin wrote:
>
> > I felt much more dumb after going through my atlas searching for a country (and
> > it should have been a big one, as many e-mail-addresses are there) which could
> > fit the abrevation .com.
> > Big surprise I could not find it...
> >
>
> Comoro Islands?
> --
>
Thank you! Thank you very much! My two year search is finally at its end. You have
found the country! But please (just between the two of us, I don't want to look too
stupid) where are these islands?
Elisabeth
: > Ralph wrote:
: >
: > > His Highness wrote:
: > >
: > > > I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the number 911 are
: > > > ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers and the
: >
: > > Uuuh, no...just that in european country's the alarm-number isn't 911...I believe
: > > in yugoslavia it's something like112...
: > >
: >
: > That's true. In Europe it is 112, not 911. That was the thing that struck me, too.
: > --
: > ********************************************************************
: > * Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. - Yoda - *
: > ********************************************************************
: > Mika-Petr...@oulu.fi ** http://www.student.oulu.fi/~mplauron/
: The number is not 'standardized' in Europe...here in Holland we had 0611, now we have
: 112...but other countries have other numbers...i believe england (UK) has 911...
no it has 999, like here (Ireland)
Wow somebody from UCL that can read and write, give them some typewriters and in a few
thousand years we will have the complete works of Shakespere
They had to change it to 999 cos the brits kept on forgetting the number 911.
Homer: Operator, quick whats the number for 911 ?
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NO I AM DEATH
The Folks Back Home wrote:
> < Snip >
~999 was chosen because of it is easy to find in poor visabilty. 0s are
used for other
~things and as it originated when phones had dials the idea was that you
could find the
~number by feel and leave your finger in the hole. 112 is equally easy to
use but the US in
~their infinate stupidity chose 911 ???
No, Ma Bell, in her infinite stupidity chose 911.
Of course, 112 was quite easy for a tree to dial for you if you
happened to have a dropwire through its branches!
--
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phil....@bt.com
ko...@bigfoot.com
They're north of the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The
capital is Moroni, and it's anyone's guess what residents of the town
are reffered to...
Ralph <r.j.m....@kub.nl> wrote in article <37385411...@kub.nl>...
>
> The number is not 'standardized' in Europe...here in Holland we had 0611,
now we have
> 112...but other countries have other numbers...i believe england (UK) has
911...
>
> --
I think England is actually 999
Anyhow who really cares unless you are in an emergency in that country
anyway.
Sprocket
In 1945, when the Russian army fought with the German Fascist Army, a
Russian tank platoon made it to the suburbs of a large German city (that
was Dresden or Berlin, don't remember). The young and noughty commander
of the platoon, for the sake of fun, decided to pick up a phone in the
street and warn the German unsuspecting burgers (citizens) that the
Soviet Army was already in. He dialled 03 an emergency service number as
in Russia, and to his surprise, he was connected to the right emergency
service ! The operator could not believe that Russians were already in
the city and thought that was a joke.
The matter was that in the 30s, the Russian government had placed an
order for the phone switchboards with a German telecom ("Telefunken" ?).
As the Russian government did not express their especial wish, the
German specialists allocated the same phone numbers for emergencies as
in their homeland... So, the Russians still have it:
01 -- Fire brigade;
02 -- Police;
03 -- Paramedics.
Have fun.
Valera
Valerian Kuznetsov wrote:
> Our premier-minister (Howard) promised: next November !
Little Johnny Howard is the Prime Minister.The referendum is on the questions regarding
becoming a republic and the preamble.
> Jamie wrote:
> >
> > Commonwealth of Australia ??? Australia may be a member of the Commonwealth but I do
> > not think they have started their own yet.
> >
> > Valerian Kuznetsov wrote:
> >
> > > I think ".com" domain is for Commonwealth (of Australia etc)
".au" is the domain for Australia.
> > >
<snip>
> The Ignorant Folks Back Home wrote:
>
> > Dr. Stuart Savory (Stuart...@pdb.siemens.de) wrote:
> > : And the Hotline number for Milosevic is 666 right?
> >
> > No, that's the Emergency number in Australia.
> >
> > *ducks* <--- QUACK !!!
>
> 000 is the Oz emergency number.
Oz has phones now? Great! I'll have to look up my cousin's number.
--
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Contestant: Sunday
Family Feud, CBS, 1990
> 999 was chosen because of it is easy to find in poor visabilty. 0s are used for other
> things and as it originated when phones had dials the idea was that you could find the
> number by feel and leave your finger in the hole. 112 is equally easy to use but the US in
> atheir infinate stupidity chose 911 ???
I know nothing about other countries' telephonse systems, unfortunately, but here anything
starting with 1 is assumed to be long distance, so 112 would leave the phone system waiting
for more numbers. why not 999? I don't know, unless they thought that would be too easy to
dial by mistake. I don't see how, but you never know.
> David Milne wrote:
>
> > The Ignorant Folks Back Home wrote:
> >
> > > Dr. Stuart Savory (Stuart...@pdb.siemens.de) wrote:
> > > : And the Hotline number for Milosevic is 666 right?
> > >
> > > No, that's the Emergency number in Australia.
> > >
> > > *ducks* <--- QUACK !!!
> >
> > 000 is the Oz emergency number.
>
> Oz has phones now? Great! I'll have to look up my cousin's number.
No, actually we use telepathy for most short range calls. Because there
are somany emergencies, we had to install a phone system to prevent
telepath overload
at the emergency call centres...
> --
> Ray: What month do you watch the least TV?
> Contestant: Sunday
> Family Feud, CBS, 1990
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> Jamie wrote:
>
> > 999 was chosen because of it is easy to find in poor visabilty. 0s are
used for other
> > things and as it originated when phones had dials the idea was that you
could find the
> > number by feel and leave your finger in the hole. 112 is equally easy
to use but the US in
> > atheir infinate stupidity chose 911 ???
>
> I know nothing about other countries' telephonse systems, unfortunately,
but here anything
> starting with 1 is assumed to be long distance, so 112 would leave the
phone system waiting
> for more numbers. why not 999? I don't know, unless they thought that
would be too easy to
> dial by mistake. I don't see how, but you never know.
>
>
As opposed to the kosovans dying cos Milosovich needs somewhere to
park his ego.
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Clearance. The Computer is your Friend, Serve the Computer.:-)
ギ> No, Ma Bell, in her infinite stupidity chose 911.
999 (or 111 in NZ/Sweden) were chosen because they required a full
rotation of the dial (back when phones were 'dialled') three times
in a row. Easy to remember, but something that was unlikely to
happen by accident or be caused by wind blowing the wires around..
Now that phones are all pushbutton and often left in reach of children,
911 or 112 are probably a much better choice.
BTW; 112 works on any GSM phone anywhere, even if it's locked, disconnected
or has no SIM card. It's handled by the phone company in each country
and I guess usually goes to the local emergency number.
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Jelena Kecojevic wrote:
> If you wanna call police in Yugoslavia you would dial 92 ONLY!!!!!
> But that wouldn't help you if you don't have a common sence, knowledge of
> history and culture. If you think that Serbs are responsible for this war
> and you are supporting NATO- no one can help you / not even 99 1 911 ( dial
> out to get your 911 help!)
--
> If you wanna call police in Yugoslavia you would dial 92 ONLY!!!!!
> But that wouldn't help you if you don't have a common sence, knowledge of
> history and culture. If you think that Serbs are responsible for this war
> and you are supporting NATO- no one can help you / not even 99 1 911 ( dial
> out to get your 911 help!)
You would be surprised just how many people do NOT support NATO.Even in
Dr. Stuart Savory wrote in message <3737FE03...@pdb.siemens.de>...
>If you wanna call police in Yugoslavia you would dial 92 ONLY!!!!!
Cops and ethnic cleansing... Only one, One, ONE number to call!
Call now! Call Often!!!
WE are the victims! Our feet hurt from kicking so many people out of
their homes. Our fingers hurt from pulling the triggers on so many
unarmed civilians. Our cocks hurt from so many rapes. Our lips hurt
from so many lies.
--
[]softsofa[]
Why 911 for emergencies?
The reason that 1s were chosen (after the 9, chosen
because , as you said 1 could not be used) is that they dialed
much faster than 9s (the dial had to rotate completely for 9s.)
Since speed counts the Ma Bell went with 1s.
If we were to pick out numbers solely on ease of finding in
reduced visibility then 999 is not as easy as 111 or 222 (if the
bit about 111 is true).
Sorry Jamie But this is the true story as read in a book about
the police.
>Jamie wrote:
>
>> 999 was chosen because of it is easy to find in poor visabilty. 0s are used
>for other
>> things and as it originated when phones had dials the idea was that you could
>find the
>> number by feel and leave your finger in the hole. 112 is equally easy to use
>but the US in
>> atheir infinate stupidity chose 911 ???
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Roger
Eric J <je...@kdsi.net> wrote in message news:373A13...@kdsi.net...
> just kiddin wrote:
> >
> > Mika-Petri Lauronen schrieb:
> >
> > > just kiddin wrote:
> > >
> > > > I felt much more dumb after going through my atlas searching for a
country (and
> > > > it should have been a big one, as many e-mail-addresses are there)
which could
> > > > fit the abrevation .com.
> > > > Big surprise I could not find it...
> > >
> > > Comoro Islands?
> >
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John Sergent <jser...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> David Milne wrote:
>
> > The Ignorant Folks Back Home wrote:
> >
> > > Dr. Stuart Savory (Stuart...@pdb.siemens.de) wrote:
> > > : And the Hotline number for Milosevic is 666 right?
> > >
> > > No, that's the Emergency number in Australia.
> > >
> > > *ducks* <--- QUACK !!!
> >
> > 000 is the Oz emergency number.
>
> Oz has phones now? Great! I'll have to look up my cousin's number.
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David Milne <dmi...@camtech.net.au> wrote in message
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>I thought OZ still used two tin cans tied together with a piece of
string...
>Wow next they will have televisions, or is that too soon?
>
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>"Every man is responsible for his own destiny"
Oh yeah. Pull the other one. This old gag about being able to
*see*pictures on your radio! Ho ho ho. Try again next April 1.
[wanders off shaking his head]
Television! Humpf. such nonsense.
David W. Varidel
dvar...@optusnet.com.au
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dvaridel
<>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><
Be wary as you meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with a side salad.
There are also a number of category endings irrespective of country such
.com (commercial), .org (non-profit making organisations), .edu
(education, although most countries outside the USA have their own
categories such as .ac.uk, .ac.nz, and the Netherlands again just stick
educational addresses directly under .nl). The reason people assume these
are all "American" (i.e. USA-based) is that very few American addresses
use the .usa category, and most addresses in other countries use that
country's categories.
Information is a very badly digested version of what is found in Computer
Networks by Tanembaum
I howl silently in the city,
Weeping for Gaia in my quiet Harano.
- Aidan Bowes
Aidan Bowes wrote:
> > .com is for COMPANY and is an AMERICAN extension only.
> Actually, it stands for COMMERCIAL
> > .org is ORGANISATION
> > It tells you all things like that when registering your own domain name.
> > .co.uk being the most important one to remember.
> > BazaJayTee
> There are a certain number of top level headings (ok, I can't remember
> their proper name). Every country, or at least every country registered
> with the Internet Council (again, approximate name), has one ending.
> Underneath that, each country may choose its own subheaders such as .co .
> I believe the USA's military uses .ml.usa for instance. How each company
> organises itself below this is up to the country and the Netherlands (.nl)
> doesn't actually have subcategories, just leases out addresses directly
> under .nl .
>
>
The U.S. military uses .mil. As in "army.mil" ect.
No it REALLY is true. You can see people on the screen. But don't get
confused now they are not IN the TV just broadcast into it through lots of
technology. It's amazing what repeats you can get.
>
> David W. Varidel
> dvar...@optusnet.com.au
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dvaridel
> <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><
>
> Be wary as you meddle in the affairs of dragons,
> for you are crunchy and taste good with a side salad.
>
>
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What numbers DO they have on their phones, 2 through 8?
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> Brother David, FFCS <dvar...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:7i4lm6$bkv$1...@news1.mpx.com.au...
> > Bazajt wrote in message <7i4ffv$2nl$1...@gxsn.com>...
> >
> > >I thought OZ still used two tin cans tied together with a piece of
> > string...
> > >Wow next they will have televisions, or is that too soon?
> > >
> > >--
> > >BazaJayTee
> > >(Remove NOSPAM from my email address to reply by email)
> > >ICQ #7082465
> > >"Every man is responsible for his own destiny"
> >
> > Oh yeah. Pull the other one. This old gag about being able to
> > *see*pictures on your radio! Ho ho ho. Try again next April 1.
> >
> > [wanders off shaking his head]
> >
> > Television! Humpf. such nonsense.
> >
>
> No it REALLY is true. You can see people on the screen. But don't get
> confused now they are not IN the TV just broadcast into it through lots of
> technology. It's amazing what repeats you can get.
What rubbish....Next thing they'll start telling us that it's run by
electricity.Electrickery more like...Give me a steam powered radio anyday....
>
>
> >
> > David W. Varidel
> > dvar...@optusnet.com.au
> > http://members.optusnet.com.au/~dvaridel
> > <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><
> >
> > Be wary as you meddle in the affairs of dragons,
> > for you are crunchy and taste good with a side salad.
> >
> >
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No it isn't, .com is International (where in the word Company/commercial do
you see the words "US Only"?). You are thinking of .us, which is American,
and has to be used with the second level qualifier to denote the state (ie
http://www.foobar.fl.us etc).
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Well, after all, Air strikes *did* win Vietnam, didn't they?
</sarcasm>
Dan Evans wrote in message <7icmvm$7bp$7...@lola.ctv.es>...
>
>Bazajt <Baz...@NOSPAMgrebbo.globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:7i4ffr$2nl$1...@gxsn.com...
>> .com is for COMPANY and is an AMERICAN extension only.
>> .org is ORGANISATION
>
>No it isn't, .com is International (where in the word Company/commercial
do
>you see the words "US Only"?). You are thinking of .us, which is American,
>and has to be used with the second level qualifier to denote the state (ie
>http://www.foobar.fl.us etc).
>
>
Jamie wrote in message <374A96EF...@hempseed.com>...
"few years" ? It is five years since I registered a domain and .com was
international then. It never was US specific, there was a time when the
Internet was not used a lot outside the US and so there was not a need
for
country qualifiers but by the time the need arrived the .com etc. were
already
international.
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Why doesn't someone write to Al Gore and find out from him, after all he
invented the Internet.
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Dan Evans <da...@apdo.com> wrote in message news:7icmvp$7bp$8...@lola.ctv.es...
>
> Bazajt <Baz...@NOSPAMgrebbo.globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:7i4fft$2nl$1...@gxsn.com...
> > Now how come Slobodan can send troops to ethnically cleanse the country
> but
> > when NATO hits a bus with 17 people on we are the BARBARIANS for killing
> > innocent people?
> > Surely that is just what he was doing.
> > Also why have the Americans sent in Apache helicopters??
> > Isn't it ironic to send in helicopters to stop ethnic cleansing which
have
> > the same name as an American Indian tribe which were "ethnically"
cleansed
> > by America all those years ago?
> > Also... SEND in the ground troops. Clinton has no idea. He thinks air
> > strikes will get what we are after... Yeah right... *sarcasm*
>
> Well, after all, Air strikes *did* win Vietnam, didn't they?
>
> </sarcasm>
>
The .com domain was NEVER restricted.
Anyone that wanted one could get it just by
applying and paying the fee.
That was my point, dumb ass. It didn't work, but the Pentagon still uses it.
To finish a job you need to use ground troops.
Get your facts straight!
Bill Gates invented, owns, controls, operates and receives payment from
everyone who uses The internet.
Cheez. What are they teaching people these days?
Next thing they'll be saying America is a democracy...
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> Frank Walton (may...@ptdprolog.net) wrote:
> > Why doesn't someone write to Al Gore and find out from him, after all he
> > invented the Internet.
No he didn't.
> Get your facts straight!
>
> Bill Gates invented, owns, controls, operates and receives payment from
> everyone who uses The internet.
What a crock of shit....Get your own facts straight...
> Cheez. What are they teaching people these days?
More than what you realise...
> Next thing they'll be saying America is a democracy...
We all know it isn't really...
None the less... the .com domain has had very strong associations with
the US. Even after country domains had been around for some time us.
domain names were rare as hens teeth. When you read your monthly logs
(back when the Web was new) you assumed that .com were US based sites
and you were probably better than 98% correct. The assumption was so
strong that there may well be some publications that mis-state the
com. domain as only US.
Personally I hope that the country/state codes become more common in
the US.
> .com is for COMPANY and is an AMERICAN extension only.
.com stands for commersial
And the extension is universal, it's NOT limited to
America. Anyone can get pay for and register a
".com" domain..
None the less... the .com domain has had very strong associations with
the US. Even after country domains had been around for some time us.
domain names were rare as hens teeth. When you read your monthly logs
(back when the Web was new) you assumed that .com were US based sites
and you were probably better than 98% correct. The assumption was so
strong that there may well be some publications that mis-state the
com. domain as only US.
Personally I hope that the country/state codes become more common in
the US.
Cheer, John
Toon Army, BC Regt
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Dan Evans <da...@apdo.com> wrote in message news:7icmvm$7bp$7...@lola.ctv.es...
>
> Bazajt <Baz...@NOSPAMgrebbo.globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:7i4ffr$2nl$1...@gxsn.com...
> > .com is for COMPANY and is an AMERICAN extension only.
> > .org is ORGANISATION
>
> No it isn't, .com is International (where in the word Company/commercial
do
> you see the words "US Only"?). You are thinking of .us, which is American,
> and has to be used with the second level qualifier to denote the state (ie
> http://www.foobar.fl.us etc).
>
>
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John Smith <js...@company.com> wrote in message
news:374F8AFB...@company.com...
> Try commercial.
>
> enenko wrote:
>
> > Bazajt wrote:
> >
> > > .com is for COMPANY and is an AMERICAN extension only.
> >
> > .com stands for commersial
>
Q. Howmany nam vets does it take to cahnge a lightbulb?
a. I don't know sir.
A. Thats cause you werent there!!!!!!!
Dan Evans <da...@apdo.com> wrote in message news:7icmvp$7bp$8...@lola.ctv.es...
>
> Bazajt <Baz...@NOSPAMgrebbo.globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:7i4fft$2nl$1...@gxsn.com...
> > Now how come Slobodan can send troops to ethnically cleanse the country
> but
> > when NATO hits a bus with 17 people on we are the BARBARIANS for killing
> > innocent people?
> > Surely that is just what he was doing.
> > Also why have the Americans sent in Apache helicopters??
> > Isn't it ironic to send in helicopters to stop ethnic cleansing which
have
> > the same name as an American Indian tribe which were "ethnically"
cleansed
> > by America all those years ago?
> > Also... SEND in the ground troops. Clinton has no idea. He thinks air
> > strikes will get what we are after... Yeah right... *sarcasm*
>
> Well, after all, Air strikes *did* win Vietnam, didn't they?
>
> </sarcasm>
>
Guys, Guys, Guys.
this is getting tired.
for the record, my $0.02au
the original Internet started in America as part of DARPA and did not use the
.com, .net etc domain trailers.
as it grew (esp after it was released to the general public about 1982) the
specialised extensions became ncessary
.org non profit organisations
.net network providers
.com Comercial companies
.edu Educational institutions
plus a few very specialised ones.
but also there were significant numbers of international companies and
Universities on the net and it was decided that these countries needed an
extra identifier, thus the .au, .uk etc extensions. International companies
all over the world use .com w/o a country suffix *because* they are
multinational.
the lack of extension for US domains comes mainly from the fact that it would
have been too much work to convert the existing domains.
It is undeniable (from an overseas perspective) that this convention is
american-centric, i.e. new .com domains in the US STILL dont register as
.com.us.
But hey, the net is still US dominated.
Now Im no history proffessor, but I HAVE been a systems admin working and
administering Internet sites for 12 years. Anything Ive missed you can pick up
in a history book.
Now can we DROP IT???????
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In article <3737F80E...@hotmail.com>,
Mr Dod <dodo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Mika-Petri Lauronen wrote:
>
> > Ralph wrote:
> >
> > > His Highness wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think you misunderstood - you see the people who use the
number 911 are
> > > > ethnically cleansed, so Yugoslavia is divided into the 911ers
and the
> >
> > > Uuuh, no...just that in european country's the alarm-number isn't
911...I believe
> > > in yugoslavia it's something like112...
> > >
> >
> > That's true. In Europe it is 112, not 911. That was the thing that
struck me, too.
>
> 999 in some euro countries
>
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David Milne wrote:
> > > Why doesn't someone write to Al Gore and find out from him, after all he
> > > invented the Internet.
>
> No he didn't.
Dave? I'm confused. You seem to be lacking a sense of humor, what are you doing
posting to a humor group?
: >Lone Wolf wrote:
: >
: >> Umm no you WERE wrong, .COM was used exclusively for american companies
: ONLY
: >> in the past, that has now changed in the last few years to allow any
: company
: >> to use the extension .COM.
Allow? Anyone is allowed to use any domain/server name they want so long
as it isn't taken. The country specific endings are only conventions.
That is more than likely why .com is now used internationally, and not
just for companies.
: Get your facts straight!
: Bill Gates invented, owns, controls, operates and receives payment from
: everyone who uses The internet.
Wrong again! Bill Gates in fact pays everyone $3 for using the Internet,
not receives payment. (At least for every one of those "tracked" emails
you send around).
: > Frank Walton (may...@ptdprolog.net) wrote:
: > > Why doesn't someone write to Al Gore and find out from him, after all he
: > > invented the Internet.
: No he didn't.
Ooohh good comeback!
: > Get your facts straight!
: >
: > Bill Gates invented, owns, controls, operates and receives payment from
: > everyone who uses The internet.
: What a crock of shit....Get your own facts straight...
Whoa! This man is on the ball!
k
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Some guy you met before <co...@skynet.csn.ul.ie> wrote in message
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The point of non-US companies using .com is because it is the first thought
of when you are looking for a web-site. I wanna look at IBM, I'll try
IBM.com first. Simple.
Marisue wrote:
> David Milne wrote:
>
> > > > Why doesn't someone write to Al Gore and find out from him, after all he
> > > > invented the Internet.
> >
> > No he didn't.
>
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