Spot the Message!

14:08.54 - Thursday 30th June 2005 (Link to This Entry)

See if you can spot the actual message from the sender in this bloated message from eBay:

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Response from sion6818 
Item: 17" 1.5ghz powerbook 80g superdrive (5213675474) 
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Sure. 

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I didn't actually bid on the item because it went for silly money, and really all we need is a 12in Powerbook, since it'll be hooked up to a honking great cinema screen anyway. What bugs me is how Every! Single! eBay! Policy! Must! Be! Mentioned! in this damned email, when the actual message was one bloody word.

And of course, I've forgotten what my original question was.

Return of the Drunken (Web)Master

22:16.03 - Thursday 30th June 2005 (Link to This Entry)

M is away collecting some friends from the airport, and I'm all alone in the house with a crate of beer - what am I suposed to do eh? That's right... do some PHP! Not just any PHP though! I'm actually streamlining the website, just like I said I would over a month ago. *Cough!*

Tip

23:40.53 - Thursday 30th June 2005 (Link to This Entry)

Don't watch Salad Fingers while drunk. Ever.

Also!

23:49.36 - Thursday 30th June 2005 (Link to This Entry)

If an empty lager can is sitting in a bed of its own condensation on a glossy coaster, and you happen to have a fan on nearby, it is enough to make the can jiggle on the coaster. If you happen to be drunk, this is quite possibly the funniest thing ever.