and three accountants aretraveling by train to a conference. At thestation,
the three accountants each buy ticketsand watch as the three engineers buy
only a singleticket."How are three people going to travel on only oneticket?"
asks an accountant."Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.They all board
the train. The accountants taketheir respective seats but all three
engineerscram into a restroom and close the door behindthem. Shortly after
the train has departed, theconductor comes around collecting tickets.
Heknocks on the restroom door and says,"Ticket, please."The door opens just a
crack and a single armemerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takesit
and moves on.The accountants saw this and agreed it was quitea clever idea.
So after the conference, theaccountants decide to copy the engineers onthe
return trip and save some money (being cleverwith money, and all that). When
they get to thestation, they buy a single ticket for the returntrip. To their
astonishment, the engineers don'tbuy a ticket at all."How are you going to
travel without a ticket?"says one perplexed accountant."Watch and you'll
see," answers an engineer.When they board the train the three accountantscram
into a restroom and the three engineers craminto another one nearby. The
train departs.Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves hisrestroom and
walks over to the restroom where theaccountants are hiding. He knocks on the
door andsays, "Ticket, please!"
oh wait, everything seems ok
- -Jed
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 11/13/01 12:51:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, d.fentie@shaw.ca writes:
<BR>
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What the #$^ Jed? You give us a big long joke to read and then at the very bottom you cut it off right when it is getting good? Come on! Post the rest. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>Ah crap, I guess it's too long for my signature. I'll just type up the end right now and change signature.
<BR>
<BR>-Jed
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">______________________________________________________________Three engineers and three accountants aretraveling by train to a conference. At thestation, the three accountants each buy ticketsand watch as the three engineers buy only a singleticket."How are three people going to travel on only oneticket?" asks an accountant."Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.They all board the train. The accountants taketheir respective seats but all three engineerscram into a restroom and close the door behindthem. Shortly after the train has departed, theconductor comes around collecting tickets. Heknocks on the restroom door and says,"Ticket, please."The door opens just a crack and a single armemerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takesit and moves on.The accountants saw this and agreed it was quitea clever idea. So after the conference, theaccountants decide to copy the engineers onthe return trip and save some money (being cleverwith money, and all that). When they get to thestation, they buy a single ticket for the returntrip. To their astonishment, the engineers don'tbuy a ticket at all."How are you going to travel without a ticket?"says one perplexed accountant."Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.When they board the train the three accountantscram into a restroom and the three engineers craminto another one nearby. The train departs.Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves hisrestroom and walks over to the restroom where theaccountants are hiding. He knocks on the door andsays, "Ticket, please!"
<BR>
<BR>oh wait, everything seems ok
<BR>
<BR>-Jed</FONT></HTML>
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Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 18:51:52 -0500
From: Wez <wez@adelphia.net>
Subject: [NG] THPS3 Help
I've beaten the name with numerous skaters but I have a question. I have such
a hard time on the Cruise Ship when one of my goals is inverting the high
wires. I empty the pool and all but I've only actually done this once and it
was by accident. Is there any easy trick to doing this? I try constantly and
only do nose stalls, no invert although im pressing the right button
combo...any help?
Wez
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Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:45:06 -0600
From: Thraxen <thraxen@ipa.net>
Subject: Re: [NG] Early Cubes?
> Rumor is that some stores are already selling GameCubes. Anyone got
Not only that but our mailbox for our GameCube Launch Watch is full of letters only reinforcing what we've encountered; no one is selling them to date. They have shipped in most cases, but no one I spoke to personally or anyone else on staff has been able to get one. And unlike PGC implies, I believe this is to make sure Nintendo ships out all their available units to ensure that their launch line-up has as many units as possible -- not to break the date. No one ships on Sundays, and shipping on Saturday goes with a hefty shipping fee; something Nintendo isn't likely to want to pay. Meaning, Friday would be the latest day to pay regular costs, but for safety's sake and with the amount of units at hand, it's not surprising that units are already out but not being sold. I only heard of one place that sold them (a reader on our boards) earlier but had an incompetent middle aged woman running the department and they were later behind glass not being sold.<BR>
<BR>
If people DO get one, then they either benefitted from an inside connection or a fluke. I've been continually calling (partly because I'm trying to find out when I can get one myself since I'm a camper for one and not on any pre-ordered list), and no luck.<BR>
<BR>
Aldo Merino<BR>
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Senior Editor<BR>
Cloudchaser Media Inc.<BR>
http://www.cloudchaser.com<BR>
<BR>
In a message dated 11/13/2001 5:47:50 PM Central Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes:<BR>
> That was posted yesterday. Trust me, this guy is a well respected member
> of HTF...and HTF is NOT like other message boards in any way. It is
> heavily regulated by MODs and the group has annual meets as people's houses
> and a large group of people even took a trip to Hollywood this year. There
> is even a Caribbean cruise planned sometime in 2002 as well. My point
> being that this is not your typical message board community. I believe
> this guy 100%.
>
> Stryder
>
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<FONT SIZE=2>I know, I'm a member of the boards...been going there a lot the last month or so, albeit posting on a as needed basis. But read what I wrote -- I didn't say no one has one or can get one; but 95% of the population doesn't and can't until Sunday. If this guy has one, great. But PGC is wrong in saying that Nintendo is allowing retailers to sell the units early and wrong in implicating this is the scenario nationwide. <BR>
<BR>
Aldo Merino<BR>
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Senior Editor<BR>
Cloudchaser Media Inc.<BR>
http://www.cloudchaser.com<BR>
<BR>
In a message dated 11/13/2001 6:45:43 PM Central Standard Time, thraxen@ipa.net writes:<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">That was posted yesterday. Trust me, this guy is a well respected member of HTF...and HTF is NOT like other message boards in any way. It is heavily regulated by MODs and the group has annual meets as people's houses and a large group of people even took a trip to Hollywood this year. There is even a Caribbean cruise planned sometime in 2002 as well. My point being that this is not your typical message board community. I believe this guy 100%.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
