[thechat] Who's have thought it?

[William Anderson]

Sabrina Dent, Apperception wrote:
> 'Ello, thechat...
>
> > A friend (who became a friend quite recently as the
> > friend of a friend of my SO, despite having previously
> > been an evolter whose name I not only recognised,
> > but is in London and who I once spoke to on the
> > phone about some server problem or other [breathe...])

/me passes genghis an oxygen tank + mask

> It's so handy to have friends of friends of friends' SO's in high places
> with groovy @evolt email addresses. Especially when they give fine
> telephone support advice such as (iirc) "switch to 'nix."


It's sound advice.  Unless you're already running a Un*x flavour.  In which
case, it's not so sound.  Unless you took it to say that you're running the
*wrong* Un*x.  Might be better then.  Unless you're running *bsd.  That just
causes more problems.

Hey, it's 6am, I'm building ISO images, listening to Sonic Youth and Iggy
Pop, and realising I used the wrong credit card to buy a new ADSL router off
amazon.co.uk - I'm *allowed* to wibble.

> [snip]
>
> > Anyway:
>
> Happy Beevolt Anniversary, London!

I have to say that a Beevolt sounds superb.  Do we bring our own bees?  Or
perhaps we tie up pernickity evoltistas and give them a bee bikini (cf
Jackass).  We could always have a honey production contest (rule 1:
producing a friend and calling them 'honey' instantly disqualifies you from
the contest; rule 2: wasps and hornets are not suitable substitutes, except
in the battle variant of the bee contests)

However, I have a feeling I've taken that too far </chewing-the-fat>

> OT: http://www.darlingbri.co.uk
> Now taking Boyfriend Applications!

What's the pay like?  Is there health insurance?  Dental?  Can God fill
teeth?  How long is the application form?  (decides to look at website)  ...
there's no question about scuba diving, is the thing that immediately jumps
out at me there.

How are the selections made?  Does an informed independently appointed panel
peruse the applications and return a decision, or is it just a lottery? :)

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