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> That reminds me of the green golf ball joke. Freakin' hilarious! http://home.wanadoo.nl/fox-1/golfball.htm teehee ("tee" hee rather fitting for a golf joke) Heard it before but didn't know it was green -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spam_OUTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu

That's actually not the original green golf ball joke. {Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [.....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jinx > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:59 PM > To: PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT]: Piclist Beginners Kit (PBK) - Round 2 > > > > That reminds me of the green golf ball joke. Freakin' hilarious! > > http://home.wanadoo.nl/fox-1/golfball.htm > > teehee ("tee" hee rather fitting for a golf joke) > > Heard it before but didn't know it was green > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam.....mitvma.mit.edu > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList EraseMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu

Oh no. Not grubby at all. But hilarious!!!! {Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [@spam@PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jinx > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 9:53 PM > To: KILLspamPICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT]: Piclist Beginners Kit (PBK) - Round 2 > > > > That's actually not the original green golf ball joke. > > Do tell (or off-list if it's a bit grubby) > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spamBeGonepiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu

Hey Jinx, Okay, I've got too much packing to do so things are chaos around here. So I won't mess with you today... The green golf ball joke is the joke itself -- it was the biggest (that I've seen) joke scam by thousands or millions across the internet about 8-10 years ago, when the internet was almost completely populated with just geeks. The joke was that there was no joke, but that newbies would get on and be made fun of cause they did not know the joke. Actually they were not made so much fun of, as they were left in the dark about not knowing the joke. To date, I'm still not sure where it got the term "green golf ball". I remember my period of frustration when I was a newbie back then. Cheers, -Neil. > {Original Message removed}

Ok, I don't understand :-) What is funny about the one that Jinx sent? I would think that it is just what you say (i.e., it isn't funny) except you imply that he didn't know that. Sean At 10:11 PM 8/9/2002 -0500, you wrote: {Quote hidden}>Hey Jinx, > >Okay, I've got too much packing to do so things are >chaos around here. So I won't mess with you today... > >The green golf ball joke is the joke itself -- it was >the biggest (that I've seen) joke scam by thousands >or millions across the internet about 8-10 years >ago, when the internet was almost completely populated >with just geeks. The joke was that there was no joke, >but that newbies would get on and be made fun of cause >they did not know the joke. Actually they were not >made so much fun of, as they were left in the dark >about not knowing the joke. To date, I'm still not >sure where it got the term "green golf ball". > >I remember my period of frustration when I was a >newbie back then. > >Cheers, >-Neil. > > > > > {Original Message removed}

:-) Ok, so it isn't the first time I have embarrassed myself on the piclist :-) I read the joke (Jinx's one) again and I got it. At least I have the excuse that it's late here! Sean At 10:11 PM 8/9/2002 -0500, you wrote: {Quote hidden}>Hey Jinx, > >Okay, I've got too much packing to do so things are >chaos around here. So I won't mess with you today... > >The green golf ball joke is the joke itself -- it was >the biggest (that I've seen) joke scam by thousands >or millions across the internet about 8-10 years >ago, when the internet was almost completely populated >with just geeks. The joke was that there was no joke, >but that newbies would get on and be made fun of cause >they did not know the joke. Actually they were not >made so much fun of, as they were left in the dark >about not knowing the joke. To date, I'm still not >sure where it got the term "green golf ball". > >I remember my period of frustration when I was a >newbie back then. > >Cheers, >-Neil. > > > > > {Original Message removed}

> about not knowing the joke. To date, I'm still not > sure where it got the term "green golf ball". Couldn't find a direct explanation, but this site does mention it - (as well as those Ginsu knives of yours from the other day - the world just got the tiniest bit smaller eh ?) http://www.cs.indiana.edu/l/www/pub/oracle/10/1048 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

I think it was called the green golf ball joke because there is no way you can find a green golf ball on a lawn (execpt using a metal detector). Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> I think it was called the green golf ball joke because there is no way you > can find a green golf ball on a lawn (execpt using a metal detector). > I didn't think golf balls were metal... I thought that they were some kind of ceramic or plastic composite... Though, I've never sawed one in half, they just don't *feel* like metal. What are they made of? --Brendan -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

At 10:41 AM 8/12/02 -0700, you wrote: > > I think it was called the green golf ball joke because there is no way you > > can find a green golf ball on a lawn (execpt using a metal detector). > > >I didn't think golf balls were metal... I thought that they were some kind >of ceramic or plastic composite... Though, I've never sawed one in half, >they just don't *feel* like metal. > >What are they made of? There is a hard plastic shell, a rubber (I think) core, that is wound with something that looks and smells like rubber bands. At least that's what one looked like (mumble) years ago when I disassembled it. BTW, there is an Urban Legend that golf balls will release a deadly gas if broken open. Best regards Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" TakeThisOuTspeffEraseMEspam_OUTinterlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com 9/11 United we Stand -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > BTW, there is an Urban Legend that golf balls will release a deadly > gas if broken open. I would love to see the UL / CSA / CE / TUV certification reports if that were the case. Heh. - --Brendan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBPVgAjAVk8xtQuK+BEQKROACg+C/xKmmkI+C5xfo/DnAaWwBNXwkAoIuS SFncWUL/05DQLMf4Us2nm8Co =d7sl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan Moran" <RemoveMEbmoranTakeThisOuTMILLENNIUM.CA> To: <PICLISTEraseME.....MITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: Piclist Beginners Kit (PBK) - Round 2 > > I think it was called the green golf ball joke because there is no way you {Quote hidden}> > can find a green golf ball on a lawn (execpt using a metal detector). > > > I didn't think golf balls were metal... I thought that they were some kind > of ceramic or plastic composite... Though, I've never sawed one in half, > they just don't *feel* like metal. > > What are they made of? > > --Brendan > The central core varies. Cheap golf balls (almost typed Gold Balls) are filled with rubber. Expensive ones are filled with Titanium. Ben -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

> -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Bromilow [SMTP:EraseMEbtbromilowLINEONE.NET] > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:17 PM > To: RemoveMEPICLISTEraseMEEraseMEMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT]: Piclist Beginners Kit (PBK) - Round 2 > > The central core varies. Cheap golf balls (almost typed Gold Balls) are > filled with rubber. Expensive ones are filled with Titanium. > > Ben > Jeez, fancy wasting such a wonderfull element on a golf ball! Mike -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email RemoveMElistservspam_OUTKILLspammitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Vasile wrote: "even in assembler you may expect your beard growing until finishing the firmware." Is this a PIC proverb? -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email RemoveMElistservTakeThisOuTspammitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > Vasile wrote: > > "even in assembler you may expect your beard growing until > finishing the firmware." > > Is this a PIC proverb? Sounds like it to me. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBPVkxRAVk8xtQuK+BEQLjZgCgjPd+cf67pybCO4Wsc3sMUIytPP4AoOMs f4aiV9svRu+JOxRlqogAdpO6 =86io -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email EraseMElistservspamspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body