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JackyJoll
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Post by JackyJoll Wed May 19, 2021 12:15 pm
Oh well there’s a “celebrity” I have spoken to on the phone!
He knew his stuff on Nortons all right.
Rockburner
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Post by Rockburner Wed May 19, 2021 12:39 pm
JackyJoll wrote: ↑ Wed May 19, 2021 12:15 pm
Oh well there’s a “celebrity” I have spoken to on the phone!
He knew his stuff on Nortons all right.
I only saw him last month at my own dad's funeral.
non quod, sed quomodo
Horse
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Post by Horse Wed May 19, 2021 12:52 pm
Spencer Silver. Inventor of Post-it Notes
Even bland can be a type of character
gremlin
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Post by gremlin Wed May 19, 2021 1:24 pm
Horse wrote: ↑ Wed May 19, 2021 12:52 pm
Spencer Silver. Inventor of Post-it Notes
I'll make a note of that.
Mr Nozzle
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Post by Mr Nozzle Wed May 19, 2021 2:25 pm
gremlin wrote: ↑ Wed May 19, 2021 1:24 pm Horse wrote: ↑ Wed May 19, 2021 12:52 pm
Spencer Silver. Inventor of Post-it Notes
I'll make a note of that.
Could you just make it a sticky?
Yambo
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Post by Yambo Sun May 23, 2021 6:26 pm
The legend!
I was immediately reminded of the army joke:
What's the difference between an army wife and an elephant.
Elephants don't wear Ron Hill Tracksters.
wheelnut
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Post by wheelnut Mon May 24, 2021 9:40 pm
Co-founder of the March racing team and son of Oswald Mosley. He and Ecclestone were the architects of modern F1 (not to mention press privacy laws).
JackyJoll
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Post by JackyJoll Sat May 29, 2021 10:14 pm
Mr Nozzle wrote: ↑ Wed May 19, 2021 2:25 pm gremlin wrote: ↑ Wed May 19, 2021 1:24 pm Horse wrote: ↑ Wed May 19, 2021 12:52 pm
Spencer Silver. Inventor of Post-it Notes
I'll make a note of that.
Could you just make it a sticky?
Did he come to a sticky end?
slowsider
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Post by slowsider Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:30 am
Ned Beatty.
KungFooBob
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Post by KungFooBob Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:23 pm
John McAfee.
Yorick
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Post by Yorick Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:26 pm
KungFooBob wrote: ↑ Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:23 pm
John McAfee.
Certainly a 'character'.
Blimey. I worked there 8 years and heard a few tales.
A flawed genius.
wheelnut
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Post by wheelnut Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:23 pm
Died in a Barcelona jail while waiting for extradition to the US. Early indications are that he took his own life.
Mr Nozzle
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Post by Mr Nozzle Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:32 am
KungFooBob wrote: ↑ Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:23 pm
John McAfee.
Certainly a 'character'.
Was it a virus?
slowsider
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Post by slowsider Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:31 pm
Donald Rumsfeld; gone to find out about one of the known unknowns.
