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  1. kalistoh

    Misunderstood Phrase

    from a golf course [can't remember which one] in the North of Scotland: Anyone caught collecting golf balls on this course will be prosecuted and have their balls removed. I have seen this posted on various joke sites on the net, but this one's legit, it was posted outside the clubhouse...
  2. kalistoh

    HP Printers Not Printing Multiple Copies - SOLVED

    Hi, thanks for the info, I've been pulling my hair out for days trying to figure this one out. could this be classed as a warranty repair? thanks k --------- ...and this is my trusty servant Patsy... coconut halves are provided
  3. kalistoh

    Oxymoron!

    or how about The Overly-Suspicious Parent - Parent: (catching a kid doing something they shouldn't be doing) What are you doing? Kid: (frantically trying to cover up what ever it was they were doing) Nothin' they never beleive you though... she who destroys the light
  4. kalistoh

    Oxymoron!

    Or how about a Peacekeeper Missile she who destroys the light
  5. kalistoh

    Oxymoron!

    The word Oxymoron is also an oxymoron. It's derived from the Greek words oxus meaning sharp, and moros meaning dull thx for the star! she who destroys the light
  6. kalistoh

    Oxymoron!

    A quick shout out round the office resulted in a few good ones, but the best one has to be Microsoft Works. she who destroys the light
  7. kalistoh

    Team-Building Exercises

    A very simple team-building exercise, from my personal experience, is appraisal & encouragement. It costs nothing but if done correctly, makes you, either as an individual or as a team, feel like you've accomplished something great. she who destroys the light
  8. kalistoh

    Double-Space after a Sentence

    I've tried my hardest this past week to contstuct my sentences with only one space between them. Unfortunately I failed miserably. Old habits die hard. she who destroys the light
  9. kalistoh

    Place names

    Another one.. Dumfries, (in Scotland) is pronounced Dumfreece not Dumb-fries she who destroys the light
  10. kalistoh

    Place names

    There's a place in Central Scotland called Milngavie, it's properly pronounced as "Mulguy" I also heard an English colleague talk about a place called "Kill Malcolm". He was referring to the town of Kilmacolm (also in Scotland), pronounced "Kilma-colm" she who destroys the light
  11. kalistoh

    Using "on" with week days

    CorBlimeyLimey has really got me thinking about that. I'm thinking aloud here... the at signifies a definite point in time, ie. you know exactly when something is going to happen. on and in both convey that something will happen at some point during that day/month; you cannot define it any...
  12. kalistoh

    Using "on" with week days

    There's one thing about US grammar that has confused me & I'd be grateful for some input from you guys. I often read about news items on Google News & they always report things happening on certain days as follows: To me (being from the UK), these statements do not sound right. I think these...
  13. kalistoh

    Display problems - monitor or graphics card?

    My CRT also does this. Some mornings my monitor has a rainbow-like effect around the edges of the screen. Degaussing it seems to clear this up, but in my case it's definitely a monitor issue. It's the art of deduction.. Try hooking your monitor up to a different system to see if the problem...
  14. kalistoh

    Where are we all from?

    about 300 miles north of nottingham. a little shanty town outside glasgow :o) she who destroys the light
  15. kalistoh

    Highlighted Area Not Deleting on Backspace

    In Word 2003 there's an option called "Typing replaces seletion" which can be the cause of this problem. Go to Tools/Options, & under the Edit tab, make sure Typing Replaces Selection is checked. she who destroys the light
  16. kalistoh

    What does your Handle mean?

    My handle is taken from one of the various pronuncuations of Jupiters' eighth moon, Callisto (ka LISS toh). Unfortunately the original spelling was already taken, so I used some imagination. I've a friend who works in a planetarium, & he's wowed me with the stars & planets. she who destroys...
  17. kalistoh

    New Job - Starting off right

    Try not to listen too much to the "moans" of other staff members. Don't let them influence your thoughts/opinions of management/other staff members. It happens all the time in our work. A new person starts & they're not given a change to formulate their own opinions of the people they work...
  18. kalistoh

    Odd Habits

    I've just moved offices & they've devised a way to distinguish the seasons of the year by the way the old guy in the corner dresses - may - the light summer shirts come out (leaving the top three buttons open). Aug - the heavier (lumberjack-type) padded shirts. Nov - the wooly jumpers. Feb -...
  19. kalistoh

    Favorite Word

    moist is a horrible word, it makes me cringe when i say it.
  20. kalistoh

    Word trivia: remove letters and it's still pronounced the same

    I live just south of Glasgow [in Scotland] & i've said 'haitch' all my life. None of my family say it like that so i don't know where i picked it up... ..one of life's little mysteries

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