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2012-06-01 14:18:24 - Too many races
Without wanting to be considered a complainer, I nevetheless must pass on to the SOL world a protest by my computer, who tells me that he is finding it difficult to keep track of so many races all scheduled for the same time! He thought he was in Spain, and then realized that he had just woken up in Auckland, N.Z.. What confused him more was that for some minutes he thought he was in Brisbane, Australia, until he heard the indigenes talking......the Aussie 'twang' is slightly different from the Kiwi 'twang'.....

p.s. Canadians are completely without any accent...(specifically not that from the South of our fair land), We do, however, understand some Ukrainian, and a little Russian...

--- Last Edited by Rod at 2012-06-01 14:20:40 ---

--- Last Edited by Rod at 2012-06-01 14:23:54 ---
If it breaks, it's not strong enough--if it doesn't, it's too heavy.
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2012-06-03 13:03:54 - Re: Too many races
Rob, perhaps our computers don't need to participate in every race ;)

By-the-way, is a computer male or female?

Here is a clue:

Women think that computers should be referred to in the masculine gender, for the following reasons:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they cause the problem.

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.

Men, on the other hand, beleive computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender for the following reasons:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

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2012-06-04 01:37:28 - Re: Too many races
Zero, you are a man after my own heart. With such knowledge of the world, you must be famous!!!
I have three races, three Wx Inspector sites across the top of my screen, and sometimes I (and my faithful computer) are reduced to gibbering idiocy, wondering where (and when!) we both are!! Are we in Russia? Are we in Kiwiland? Or are we in Aussieland?

Or are we just all 'at sea'????


--- Last Edited by Rod at 2012-06-04 01:49:46 ---
If it breaks, it's not strong enough--if it doesn't, it's too heavy.
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2012-06-04 05:49:26 - Re: Too many races
Rod, we obviously don't typically have four races on at a time, but when you get approached by Yacht clubs to host virtual counterparts of 2 IRL regattas, we need to take advantage of the exposure

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2012-06-05 11:34:44 - Re: Too many races
IMHO; Having multiple races is OH SO MUCH BETTER than racing several boats (boat sitting) in the same race.

If it breaks, it's not strong enough!

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