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On or around Wed, 8 Feb 2006 23:09:48 +0000 (UTC), "Neil Brownlee"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Odd....standard XP Moviemaker WMV.....

works here in nero's player thing, which has supplanted WMP and is being
left there until it misbehaves.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"You praise the firm restraint with which they write -_
I'm with you there, of course: They use the snaffle and the bit
alright, but where's the bloody horse? - Roy Campbell (1902-1957)

On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:43:00 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>...and Mother" <"@ {mother} @ spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>> Bad form to answer your own question, but I'd certainly buy her a
>> drink if she invested in a decent bra and some lippie...
>>
>> Anyway, pseudo-misogyny apart, the clip is available here:
>>
>> http://www.101fc.net/files/vids/bbc-io-20060207-neil.wmv
>>
>> 59.1MB
>
>Martyn, I downloaded this, and I'm getting the sound OK, but the video is
>just a green screen with purple lines moving across it. I'm using Windows
>Media Player 10. Same with Real Player v10. What's wrong, and any way
>round this?
>
>BTW, I'm sure it would be more interesting if she invested in an indecent
>bra. (OK, Karen, I'll get me coat...)

works here in realplayer and windoze Media player, both v10
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....

On 2006-02-08, Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote:

> The only reason I can see for going anywhere at all by train is to visit
> London. Once a decade seems to do me.

Nah, drive to Hammersmith, park in the King's Mall car park all day
for under £4 and catch the tube from Hammersmith Tube across the
road. I'll be doing that today, thankfully for only the second time
in 6 months.

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

On or around Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:40:47 +0000, Ian Rawlings
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On 2006-02-08, Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The only reason I can see for going anywhere at all by train is to visit
>> London. Once a decade seems to do me.
>
>Nah, drive to Hammersmith, park in the King's Mall car park all day
>for under £4 and catch the tube from Hammersmith Tube across the
>road. I'll be doing that today, thankfully for only the second time
>in 6 months.

does that get you into the congestion zone?
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"
Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849

Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

> On or around Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:40:47 +0000, Ian Rawlings
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>> ...
>> Hammersmith Tube
>
> does that get you into the congestion zone?

No - western edge of the C is Park Lane (currently).

--
William Tasso

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:40:47 +0000, Ian Rawlings
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> On 2006-02-08, Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> The only reason I can see for going anywhere at all by train is to
>>> visit London. Once a decade seems to do me.
>>
>> Nah, drive to Hammersmith, park in the King's Mall car park all day
>> for under £4 and catch the tube from Hammersmith Tube across the
>> road. I'll be doing that today, thankfully for only the second time
>> in 6 months.
>
> does that get you into the congestion zone?


Surely not? It barely gets you to London.
--
"He who says it cannot be done is advised not to interrupt her doing
it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!

....and Austin Shackles spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

>>> This isn't Soviet Russia (yet).
>>>
>>> Sadly. I could do with a tractor.
>>
>> You need to see my girlfriend, than. She's the local agent for
>> Zetor.
>>
>> Na Zdarovye!
>
> do they use Zetors in Russia?

No, they're Czech, mate.

--
Rich
==============================

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:08:12 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>No, they're Czech, mate.

That was the best Episode of "The Prisoner" IMO - even though they
changed the title before broadcast, to Checkmate.

The lengths Patrick McGoohan went to whilst writing bits of sillycode
into it were incredible. 't reminds me, must try to catch up with old
Six-of-One comrades at some point, now we have the titnernet an all...

Martyn,

We are planning an en-masse visit this summer....shall I keep you informed?

--
Neil

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:59:26 +0000 (UTC), "Neil Brownlee"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>We are planning an en-masse visit this summer....shall I keep you informed?

You better had - I still have my badge an everything... Didn't think
anyone your age would even recognise the connection - there is hope!

Who is "we"

(S'cuse pun)

Be seeing you...

"we" is mud-club. Still in the planning stage, but it will involve numbered
t-shirts ;-)

Old enough.....? I'll take that as a compliment

--
Neil

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 21:42:05 +0000 (UTC), "Neil Brownlee"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"we" is mud-club. Still in the planning stage, but it will involve numbered
>t-shirts ;-)

Who is Number 1?

On 2006-02-09, Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

> does that get you into the congestion zone?

No, King's Mall is about 4 miles outside the congestion zone, and
Hammersmith Tube is about 3 mins walk down the road. I was there
today, parking costs are up now, but still cheap by London standards,
£2 for about 3 hours or so.

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

On 2006-02-09, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote:

> Who is Number 1?

*You* are, number 6, as they said at the beginning of every episode..

For the record, "A, B and C" is the best episode ;-)

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

Well I am of that glorios generation that saw it the first time round, who
never thought we would live to see 1984 or 2001.

Well Patrick McGoohan has a lot to anser for, I will not be pushed, filed,
stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered, my life is my own ...

...... or is it ?

we're doomed I tell you, doomed ...



--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:59:26 +0000 (UTC), "Neil Brownlee"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >We are planning an en-masse visit this summer....shall I keep you
informed?
>
> You better had - I still have my badge an everything... Didn't think
> anyone your age would even recognise the connection - there is hope!
>
> Who is "we"
>
> (S'cuse pun)
>
> Be seeing you...
>

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:16:42 -0000, "Larry" <[email protected]>
scribbled the following nonsense:

>Well I am of that glorios generation that saw it the first time round, who
>never thought we would live to see 1984 or 2001.
>
>Well Patrick McGoohan has a lot to anser for, I will not be pushed, filed,
>stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered, my life is my own ...
>
>..... or is it ?
>
>we're doomed I tell you, doomed ...

Take bits from each concept, and we aint that far off what some of
them were dreaming about all those years ago....
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:16:42 -0000, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Well I am of that glorios generation that saw it the first time round, who
>never thought we would live to see 1984 or 2001.


Erm, yeah, like... erm... yeah...


>Well Patrick McGoohan has a lot to anser for, I will not be pushed, filed,
>stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered, my life is my own ...


Why did he resign?

Sad to admit, but when I got this new phone, the one that Nige will no
doubt end up buying in the fullness of time, I found I could put mp3
files on for the ringtone - better, add different ringtones for
different callers...

The office, when calling me, plays the theme from The Prisoner.
Most 101 / landie type peeps plays the theme from H2G2
Charlotte get REMs It's the end of the world as we know it...


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:55:44 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Take bits from each concept, and we aint that far off what some of
>them were dreaming about all those years ago....

What, you mean mix The Prisoner with Dads Army? May not be wrong
there. Don't Panic (oh, that was H2G2... too...)


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

Mine plays the muppet show when the office calls....

--
Neil

On 2006-02-10, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote:

> The office, when calling me, plays the theme from The Prisoner.

Mine used to have the attention tone used before all loud-hailer
announcements for the ringtone, and No. 6's phone ring sound for SMS
messages. One particularly spoddy girl I used to work with recognised
the SMS tone from across the office! She got sacked in the end for
spending too much time playing Nethack.

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!