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| I heard System Of A Down's cover of "The Metro" on the radio today, and
was kind of surprised out how well they covered it. It's quite different
than the original.
So, I started thinking of some other great covers. Here's my list of
covers that are worth listening to at least once.
System of a Down, "The Metro" - They really made this sound like their
own thing. Pretty good.
Faith No More, "Easy" - There's something funny, yet good, about hearing
Gary Cherone singing the words that Lionel Ritchie made famous.
They Might Be Giants, "Maybe I Know" - As with most of their covers,
it's better than the original. Of course, it wouldn't take much to
improve on a bubble-gum pop song from Leslie Gore.
Korn, "Another Brick in the Wall" - It's definitely Korn.
Johnny Cash, "Personal Jesus" - Just putting this artist together with
this song makes you think, "WTF?" Still, it's good. Damned good. Right
up there with his cover of "Hurt."
Metallica, "Turn the Page" - It's just classic.
The Cardigans, "Iron Man," - Yes, from the same band that brought us
"Lovefool" comes this, uh, interesting rendition of Black Sabbath's
classic rock tune. Yes, it's just wrong, but it's so different you
should listen to it at least once.
Great Big Sea, "The End of the World" - What do you get when you cross a
Celtic rock band with R.E.M.? Well, you get a pretty damned good cover,
that's what.
Cake, "I Will Survive" - Wow. Talk about different.
Various Artists, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - This has been covered by
several bands. Of note: Tori Amos - You can actually understand the
words; They Might Be Giants - Well, it was kind of a joke when they
covered it and deliberately mumbled the lyrics; The Bad Plus - Nirvana
done as a Jazz instrumental? Gotta love it! Paul Anka - Huh?
Depeche Mode, "Route 66" - What list of covers would be complete without
this classic? Did you know this song was written by Bobby Troup of
Emergency! fame and was also covered by Troup's wife Julie London, who
was also in Emergency!? Well, now you do.
The Flaming Lips, "Can't Get You Out of my Head" - It's The Flaming Lips
covering pop crap. Need I say more?
Any others I should know about?
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Troy
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| On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 06:19:20 GMT, Troy wrote:
quote:
> Faith No More, "Easy" - There's something funny, yet good, about hearing
> Gary Cherone
That's "Mike Patton", surely?
quote:
> singing the words that Lionel Ritchie made famous.
>
> The Cardigans, "Iron Man," - Yes, from the same band that brought us
> "Lovefool" comes this, uh, interesting rendition of Black Sabbath's
> classic rock tune. Yes, it's just wrong, but it's so different you
> should listen to it at least once.
And, there's "Ozzy Osbourne" belting out the classic "Bee Gees" track...
'Stayin alive'.
[Snips]
quote:
> Any others I should know about?
"Fear Factory and Gary Numan"... "Cars". "The Sex Pistols"... "Johnny
B.Goode/roadrunner" (yep, seriously!). "Die Krupps"... "Fatherland" (or is
this just a remix?). "Marilyn Manson"... "Tainted Love" (jic this one
slipped your memory).
I was going to say all the stuff that Metallica covered... but I realised
I cba.
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| Hellmark 2005-10-07, 5:43 am |
| Troy's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> The Bad Plus - Nirvana done as a Jazz instrumental? Gotta love it!
> Paul Anka - Huh?
Check out Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. Great band that
does similar shit.
quote:
> Depeche Mode, "Route 66" - What list of covers would be complete without
> this classic? Did you know this song was written by Bobby Troup of
> Emergency! fame and was also covered by Troup's wife Julie London, who
> was also in Emergency!? Well, now you do.
I prefer the Chuck Berry version
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-07, 7:39 pm |
| Troy wrote:
quote:
> Any others I should know about?
No one, and I mean NO one, should *ever* cover *any*
of the Beatles' tunes. *Ever*!
The only one from your list I like is the "Route 66" cover
by Depeche Mode.
Man, this is a subject to think about- I recall more covers
I hated than ones I liked........
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| On 7 Oct 2005 10:44:27 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
quote:
> No one, and I mean NO one, should *ever* cover *any*
> of the Beatles' tunes. *Ever*!
Why not?
quote:
> The only one from your list I like is the "Route 66" cover
> by Depeche Mode.
Can't say I've heard it.
quote:
> Man, this is a subject to think about- I recall more covers
> I hated than ones I liked........
Heh. 
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| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> That's "Mike Patton", surely?
Extreme, Faith No More, what's the difference? <g>
I never really knew who the lead singer of Faith No More was. The only
band member I knew by name was James Martin, thanks to Bill & Ted's
Bogus Journey, even though I have a few of their albums. "The Real
Thing" was one of the best songs and albums not only by them, but by
just about anybody.
quote:
> And, there's "Ozzy Osbourne" belting out the classic "Bee Gees" track...
> 'Stayin alive'.
Sounds quite odd. I'll have to see if I can dig it up.
quote:
> "Fear Factory and Gary Numan"... "Cars". "The Sex Pistols"... "Johnny
> B.Goode/roadrunner" (yep, seriously!). "Die Krupps"... "Fatherland" (or is
> this just a remix?). "Marilyn Manson"... "Tainted Love" (jic this one
> slipped your memory).
>
> I was going to say all the stuff that Metallica covered... but I realised
> I cba.
Time to fire up Rhapsody.
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Troy
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| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> Check out Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. Great band that
> does similar shit.
Uh...interesting. Funny, actually. I'm listening to "Closer" now (I love
Rhapsody). Singing that song in that style is just classic. It reminds
me of _Gravelands_ by The King or something by Dread Zeppelin (who'd
have thought you'd hear "Immigrant Song" done reggae-style with Elvis
singing?)
quote:
> I prefer the Chuck Berry version
Well, I found it (I wish Rhapsody would let you search on more than just
one field -- there are lots of Route 66 covers). Pretty good. While
searching, I found the version by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Wow. I
also found their cover of the Hawaii 5-0 theme. Neat.
--
Troy
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| Miracle Smith wrote:
quote:
> The only one from your list I like is the "Route 66" cover
> by Depeche Mode.
Hey! There was some They Might Be Giants on that list.
How about Deerhoof's cover of "My Pal Foot Foot"? Okay, so it sucks, but
it was somewhat surprising to not only find a cover of this classic song
by The Shaggs, but an entire album called _Better than the Beatles: A
Tribute to the Shaggs_. Most of the songs on the album are better than
the originals. Of course, my dog sounds better when singing than The
Shaggs, so that's not saying much.
As for TMBG, here are some of the covers they've done that I think
turned out better than the originals.
"New York City" - Originally by a band called Cub. TMBG's version is a
lot better. I'm a bit partial to it, though, since it's the first song
they played at their first concert I went to.
"Yeh Yeh" - A cover of the old Georgie Fame song. I saw them play this
live, complete with sax, and it floored me. Even the ushers at The
Wiltern were dancing to this one. Their version is a little more upbeat.
"Istanbul (not Constantinople)" - Undoubtedly, their most well-known
cover. Of the many variations they've done, the live version from their
Flood Show is my favorite.
"Caroline No" - Well, I kind of like the Beach Boys' original better,
since Flansburgh can't quite hit the high notes like Brian Wilson, but
the horns on the version by They Might Be Giants make up for it.
"Frankenstein" - I don't know if I'd say it was better than the Edgar
Winter Group's version, but it's just as good and a bit different.
Imagine the song redone with a heavy emphasis on the brass section, yet
still with a killer drum solo.
--
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| On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 04:49:31 GMT, Troy wrote:
quote:
> Extreme, Faith No More, what's the difference? <g>
Only a slight thing about varying music styles within the groups
'lifetime', that's all.
quote:
> I never really knew who the lead singer of Faith No More was. The only
> band member I knew by name was James Martin, thanks to Bill & Ted's
> Bogus Journey, even though I have a few of their albums. "The Real
> Thing" was one of the best songs and albums not only by them, but by
> just about anybody.
Not bad.
quote:
> Sounds quite odd. I'll have to see if I can dig it up.
It's worrying, but it's definitely Ozzy.
quote:
> Time to fire up Rhapsody.
Nothing ever matters...
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-08, 5:34 am |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> On 7 Oct 2005 10:44:27 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
>
>
> Why not?
Because to my ears, the song is totally ruined by others doing it-
it sounds unnatural and awful to me. I expect to hear John, Paul, or
John & Paul singing it, with an ocassional turn by George or Ringo.
And people mess with tempos and keys when they cover a song-
I detest that.
quote:
>
> Can't say I've heard it.
It's *really* enjoyable. Hmmmm, imagine a slightly uptempo,
mellow/jazzy rock. Just a hint of synthesizer....it's very hard to
describe, you really should give it a listen- I think it's brilliant.
I've got the 45rpm, but I can't rip the track off of *that*.
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-08, 5:34 am |
| Troy wrote:
quote:
> Miracle Smith wrote:
>
>
> Hey! There was some They Might Be Giants on that list.
Sorry! I'm still not very familiar with their work. Plus the MP3's
I stole from your ftp.......uh, *borrowed* from you, are still on
one of my old drives that I haven't put into BeastieBoy yet. :o}
quote:
> How about Deerhoof's cover of "My Pal Foot Foot"? Okay, so it sucks,
> but it was somewhat surprising to not only find a cover of this
> classic song by The Shaggs, but an entire album called _Better than
> the Beatles: A Tribute to the Shaggs_. Most of the songs on the album
> are better than the originals. Of course, my dog sounds better when
> singing than The Shaggs, so that's not saying much.
Preaching to the choir here!!! Gawd, I hate the Shaggs. I gave a
listen to "Better Than the Beatles" ages ago and immediately put the
Shaggs on my "Kill At First Sight" list. Gah.
quote:
> As for TMBG, here are some of the covers they've done that I think
> turned out better than the originals.
>
> "New York City" - Originally by a band called Cub. TMBG's version is a
> lot better. I'm a bit partial to it, though, since it's the first song
> they played at their first concert I went to.
>
> "Yeh Yeh" - A cover of the old Georgie Fame song. I saw them play this
> live, complete with sax, and it floored me. Even the ushers at The
> Wiltern were dancing to this one. Their version is a little more
> upbeat.
> "Istanbul (not Constantinople)" - Undoubtedly, their most well-known
> cover. Of the many variations they've done, the live version from
> their Flood Show is my favorite.
>
> "Caroline No" - Well, I kind of like the Beach Boys' original better,
> since Flansburgh can't quite hit the high notes like Brian Wilson, but
> the horns on the version by They Might Be Giants make up for it.
>
> "Frankenstein" - I don't know if I'd say it was better than the Edgar
> Winter Group's version, but it's just as good and a bit different.
> Imagine the song redone with a heavy emphasis on the brass section,
> yet still with a killer drum solo.
Well, as is usual now, when I get time..........
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| Hellmark 2005-10-08, 7:37 pm |
| Troy's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> Hellmark wrote:
> Uh...interesting. Funny, actually. I'm listening to "Closer" now (I love
> Rhapsody). Singing that song in that style is just classic. It reminds
> me of _Gravelands_ by The King or something by Dread Zeppelin (who'd
> have thought you'd hear "Immigrant Song" done reggae-style with Elvis
> singing?)
Yeah, I got all of their albums, and most of the stuff is in that fashion.
Check out the songs "Insane in the Brain", "Baby got Back", "Rock the
Casbah", "Beat It", "Brass Monkey", "Enter Sandman", "Let's Get it
Started". "Me So Horney" and "The Girl is Mine" are just funny.
quote:
> Well, I found it (I wish Rhapsody would let you search on more than just
> one field -- there are lots of Route 66 covers). Pretty good. While
> searching, I found the version by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Wow. I
> also found their cover of the Hawaii 5-0 theme. Neat.
Ah yeah, Setzer has done some cool stuff. If you like his stuff, Reverend
Horton Heat did "Hello Walls", "Fulsom Prison Blues", and "Get Rhythm".
Another great guitarist thats done some covers, as well as done some songs
that others cover, is Dick Dale (You might be familiar with the song
Miserlou, which was used during the title of Pulp Fiction).
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| Hellmark 2005-10-08, 7:37 pm |
| Miracle Smith's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
body were:
quote:
> I've got the 45rpm, but I can't rip the track off of *that*.
Sure you can. I've done that before. Just route the speaker output from
the record player to the line in on the computer. Typically you just need
a quarter inch plug audio cable and a neck down adapter to the 2.5mm Mini
Stereo. I also have a handy little device that uses USB for that. (I use
that stuff for my guitars)
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-09, 5:32 am |
| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> Miracle Smith's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through
> his body were:
>
> Sure you can. I've done that before. Just route the speaker output
> from the record player to the line in on the computer. Typically you
> just need a quarter inch plug audio cable and a neck down adapter to
> the 2.5mm Mini Stereo. I also have a handy little device that uses
> USB for that. (I use that stuff for my guitars)
<Blink!> Oh. Yeah.....I can do that...........
<slinks away before someone tries to take away
one of my propeller blades>
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| Hellmark 2005-10-10, 2:35 am |
| Miracle Smith's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
body were:
quote:
> Hellmark wrote:
> <Blink!> Oh. Yeah.....I can do that...........
> <slinks away before someone tries to take away
> one of my propeller blades>
Eh, its no problem. We all have moments like that
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| Randy Graham 2005-10-11, 2:34 am |
| On 7 Oct 2005 10:44:27 GMT, I heard the following crap spew forth from
"Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>:
quote:
>Troy wrote:
>
>
> No one, and I mean NO one, should *ever* cover *any*
>of the Beatles' tunes. *Ever*!
The Beatles? Aren't they that group that wrote songs for shoe
commercials and Tiffany?
Actually had a girl ask me that when I worked at a record store.
Someone in the store wanted to hear something off The White Album.
Girl asked who the group was, since they sounded pretty good.
quote:
> The only one from your list I like is the "Route 66" cover
>by Depeche Mode.
>
> Man, this is a subject to think about- I recall more covers
>I hated than ones I liked........
Anything by Hayseed Dixie (that is their name now, isn't it?). Also,
I believe there is a polka band who does all kinds of hard rock/heavy
metal covers as polka tunes. Need to find out who they are again,
because they really entertained me when last I listened to them.
RagManX
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| Randy Graham 2005-10-11, 2:34 am |
| On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 06:19:20 GMT, I heard the following crap spew
forth from Troy <gimmespam@yahoo.com>:
quote:
>I heard System Of A Down's cover of "The Metro" on the radio today, and
>was kind of surprised out how well they covered it. It's quite different
>than the original.
>[snip lots]
Just remember - Dolly did a cover of "Shine"
It sucked.
That is all.
RagManX
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| Hellmark 2005-10-11, 5:34 am |
| Randy Graham's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
body were:
quote:
> On 7 Oct 2005 10:44:27 GMT, I heard the following crap spew forth from
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>:
> Anything by Hayseed Dixie (that is their name now, isn't it?). Also,
> I believe there is a polka band who does all kinds of hard rock/heavy
> metal covers as polka tunes. Need to find out who they are again,
> because they really entertained me when last I listened to them.
Yeah, its Hayseed Dixie. I have some of their stuff, all very good.
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| Smeghead 2005-10-11, 7:37 pm |
| On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 06:58:45 GMT, Hellmark
<hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote:
quote:
>Randy Graham's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
>body were:
>
>
>Yeah, its Hayseed Dixie. I have some of their stuff, all very good.
How about Dred Zeppelin? Led Zep songs, covered in Reggae style and
performed by an Elvis impersonator?
Robert Plant endorses the band as his "favorite". :-D
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| Adrian Ng 2005-10-11, 7:37 pm |
| I like that cover of "Adaggio" that everyone seems to do.
(heh. heh.)
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| Adrian Ng 2005-10-11, 7:37 pm |
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quote:
>I like that cover of "Adaggio" that everyone seems to do.
>
> (heh. heh.)
>
damn. this aint as funny as i thought it would be.
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| On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:20:41 +0000 (UTC), Adrian Ng wrote:
quote:
> damn. this aint as funny as i thought it would be.
I wonder, in twenty years time, there'll be remixes of that XXXXing shite
"crazy frog".
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| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> Yeah, I got all of their albums, and most of the stuff is in that fashion.
> Check out the songs "Insane in the Brain", "Baby got Back", "Rock the
> Casbah", "Beat It", "Brass Monkey", "Enter Sandman", "Let's Get it
> Started". "Me So Horney" and "The Girl is Mine" are just funny.
Bah! Those aren't on Rhapsody. I might have to actually go to a music
store. Speaking of rock done in an interesting fashion, have you had a
listen to Paul Anka's _Rock Swings_? He covers everything from Pet Shop
Boys to Nirvana, and even manages to get some of The Cure and Oasis in
there.
quote:
> Ah yeah, Setzer has done some cool stuff. If you like his stuff, Reverend
> Horton Heat did "Hello Walls", "Fulsom Prison Blues", and "Get Rhythm".
Rhapsody has lots of Reverend Horton Heat. Neat stuff. I'd love to hear
him cover "One Piece at a Time."
quote:
> Another great guitarist thats done some covers, as well as done some songs
> that others cover, is Dick Dale (You might be familiar with the song
> Miserlou, which was used during the title of Pulp Fiction).
I've heard "Miserlou," even before Pulp Fiction. My brother used to
surf, so I heard lots of Dick Dale growing up. Have you heard "Guitar
Was the Case" by Monopuff or "The Devil Went Down To Newport"?
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-12, 5:36 am |
| Randy Graham wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>:
>
> The Beatles? Aren't they that group that wrote songs for shoe
> commercials and Tiffany?
I never bought anything Nike because of that ad, by the way. The
background music was "Revolution".
quote:
>
> Anything by Hayseed Dixie (that is their name now, isn't it?). Also,
> I believe there is a polka band who does all kinds of hard rock/heavy
> metal covers as polka tunes. Need to find out who they are again,
> because they really entertained me when last I listened to them.
>
> RagManX
Hayseed Dixie is pretty cool and silly. I think Bry might know the
polka band- I think he was the one who told me about it, or Troy?
Hmmmmm.....................
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| On 12 Oct 2005 07:20:04 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
quote:
> I never bought anything Nike because of that ad, by the way. The
> background music was "Revolution".
[...]
quote:
> Hayseed Dixie is pretty cool and silly. I think Bry might know the
> polka band- I think he was the one who told me about it, or Troy?
> Hmmmmm.....................
I remembered another favourite cover song today, "Shock the monkey"...
covered by "Coal Chamber and Ozzy Osbourne".
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| Hellmark 2005-10-13, 2:33 am |
| Troy's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> Hellmark wrote:
> Bah! Those aren't on Rhapsody. I might have to actually go to a music
> store. Speaking of rock done in an interesting fashion, have you had a
> listen to Paul Anka's _Rock Swings_? He covers everything from Pet Shop
> Boys to Nirvana, and even manages to get some of The Cure and Oasis in
> there.
Yeah I have heard that.
quote:
> Rhapsody has lots of Reverend Horton Heat. Neat stuff. I'd love to hear
> him cover "One Piece at a Time."
I just saw him in concert about a week back, he XXXXing rocked. Been a big
fan of his for years.
quote:
> I've heard "Miserlou," even before Pulp Fiction. My brother used to
> surf, so I heard lots of Dick Dale growing up. Have you heard "Guitar
> Was the Case" by Monopuff or "The Devil Went Down To Newport"?
Heard Devil, but not Guitar was the case. Will have to check those out.
Don't hear alot of surfguitar in Missouri.
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| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> Heard Devil, but not Guitar was the case. Will have to check those out.
> Don't hear alot of surfguitar in Missouri.
"Guitar Was the Case" is very Dick Dale-ish.
--
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| Hellmark 2005-10-13, 7:34 pm |
| Troy's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> Hellmark wrote:
> "Guitar Was the Case" is very Dick Dale-ish.
Cool, gonna grab it then.
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-14, 5:48 am |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> I remembered another favourite cover song today, "Shock the monkey"...
> covered by "Coal Chamber and Ozzy Osbourne".
You know, that makes my head hurt just thinking about it.....
:D
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-10-14, 7:38 pm |
| "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:434f639f_1
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quote:
> Had some MIME issues to resolve with the %$#!& QuickTime
> plugIn, but once enabled, I found myself oddly enamored of them.
>
Geek! ;)
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-16, 5:33 am |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:434f639f_1
> @news6.uncensored-news.com:
>
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> Geek! ;)
<blink blink> No shit, *I* wrote that. Son of a XXXXX......
Holy crap, Batman, I think some of this stuff is sticking!!
I had to alter the MIME settings using the "advanced" tab.....
Wow. With a bad cold, even. XXXXing wow.......
:D
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-10-16, 7:34 pm |
| "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43520afd_2
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quote:
> <blink blink> No shit, *I* wrote that. Son of a XXXXX......
You, stepwife, and my mom are shining exceptions proving that not all women
have whiteout on their monitors! ;) Us geeks of the other pursuasion wish
that all women were like you!
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-18, 5:35 am |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43520afd_2
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>
> You, stepwife, and my mom are shining exceptions proving that not all
> women have whiteout on their monitors! ;) Us geeks of the other
> pursuasion wish that all women were like you!
So do I, honey pie, so do I!! I have come to fully understand
why the first Internet denizens were really pissed off about AOL
opening up the Internet...........
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| Miracle Smith 2005-10-18, 5:35 am |
| Say, I was reminded of one I *almost* like better than the
original: Melissa Etheridge covering Janis Joplin's "Piece Of
My Heart".
That's the ONLY Janis cover I've ever heard that I liked.
:o}
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| Smeghead 2005-10-18, 7:36 pm |
| On 18 Oct 2005 07:15:14 GMT, "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>
wrote:
quote:
>ScratchMonkey wrote:
>
>
> So do I, honey pie, so do I!! I have come to fully understand
>why the first Internet denizens were really pissed off about AOL
>opening up the Internet...........
Opening up the internet? Why, the ARE the internet!!!
Or so some people seem to believe.
Blind Leading the Blind: A case in point. My wife's uncle got a hare
to get a computer. Why? Mainly because he's competitive and wanted one
faster and "better" than his sisters.
He asks me, "What's the best computer I can buy?"
Depends on what you want to use it for... What's the best car? What's
the best shoe?
"Goddamn it, you sound like everyone else. You've told me shit. Just
answer the question."
[Default answer to uppity n00bs] Dell, get a Dell.
"Which one, then?"
[I flip through his Dell catalog to the back where their most
expensive machine is] This one, buy this one.
"See. was that so hard?"
Then, when he takes possession of his shiney new shitbox, at his
"expert" son's prodding, he subscribes to SBCGlobal DSL and then buys
a subscription to AOL so he can access the internet.
I tried to tell him he doesn't need AOL to access the internet.
"Brett says I do! That's what he has."
Hey, man, you enjoy AOL. And since I don't use AOL, if you have
further questionas about connectivity or content, Brett is the expert,
okay?
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| BunBun 2005-10-18, 7:36 pm |
| Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> On 18 Oct 2005 07:15:14 GMT, "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Opening up the internet? Why, the ARE the internet!!!
>
> Or so some people seem to believe.
>
> Blind Leading the Blind: A case in point. My wife's uncle got a hare
> to get a computer. Why? Mainly because he's competitive and wanted one
> faster and "better" than his sisters.
>
> He asks me, "What's the best computer I can buy?"
>
> Depends on what you want to use it for... What's the best car? What's
> the best shoe?
>
> "Goddamn it, you sound like everyone else. You've told me shit. Just
> answer the question."
>
> [Default answer to uppity n00bs] Dell, get a Dell.
>
> "Which one, then?"
>
> [I flip through his Dell catalog to the back where their most
> expensive machine is] This one, buy this one.
>
> "See. was that so hard?"
>
> Then, when he takes possession of his shiney new shitbox, at his
> "expert" son's prodding, he subscribes to SBCGlobal DSL and then buys
> a subscription to AOL so he can access the internet.
>
> I tried to tell him he doesn't need AOL to access the internet.
>
> "Brett says I do! That's what he has."
>
> Hey, man, you enjoy AOL. And since I don't use AOL, if you have
> further questionas about connectivity or content, Brett is the expert,
> okay?
Oh man. See, I can understand why AOL keeps chicks as customers,
since most are totsl airheads, but *men*?!?!?!?
I mean, if *I* was repulsed by the cutesy GUI, why aren't more guys?!??
What really pisses me off is when you try to explain that the dunce
paid Microsoft hundreds of dollars for software they aren't using because
of AOL's bullshit and you get back the idiot response of "Well, AOL works
for what I want to do."
Totally clueless. Fine. Enjoy your online Hell. And don't ask *me*
how to post a photo to Usenet. I mean, your "boards"............
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| Smeghead 2005-10-18, 7:36 pm |
| On 18 Oct 2005 21:24:29 GMT, "BunBun" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote:
quote:
>Smeghead wrote:
>
>
> Oh man. See, I can understand why AOL keeps chicks as customers,
>since most are totsl airheads, but *men*?!?!?!?
>
> I mean, if *I* was repulsed by the cutesy GUI, why aren't more guys?!??
>
> What really pisses me off is when you try to explain that the dunce
>paid Microsoft hundreds of dollars for software they aren't using because
>of AOL's bullshit and you get back the idiot response of "Well, AOL works
>for what I want to do."
>
> Totally clueless. Fine. Enjoy your online Hell. And don't ask *me*
>how to post a photo to Usenet. I mean, your "boards"............
Me too!!!!1
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|
| On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:33:38 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> On 18 Oct 2005 21:24:29 GMT, "BunBun" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote:
>
>
> Me too!!!!1
yOU;LL NEVER BE AN ENGIENER!!!111 UR TO SUTPID U DUM ANALYTS!!!111
(Still laughing at an engineer having to be talked through how to open a
command prompt on Windows NT)
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-10-18, 7:36 pm |
| "BunBun" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:4355680d$1_2
@news6.uncensored-news.com:
quote:
> Oh man. See, I can understand why AOL keeps chicks as customers,
> since most are totsl airheads, but *men*?!?!?!?
Why did the blonde have a sore navel?
Because there are blonde *men*, too!
(BTW, noting your name "BunBun", have you read John Ringo's Posleen series?
The switchblade-toting rabbit makes an important appearance in about the
3rd novel.)
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| Miracle 2005-10-18, 7:36 pm |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> yOU;LL NEVER BE AN ENGIENER!!!111 UR TO SUTPID U DUM ANALYTS!!!111
> (Still laughing at an engineer having to be talked through how to
> open a command prompt on Windows NT)
<Blink!> Wouldn't you do the standard Start/Run?
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| Miracle 2005-10-18, 7:36 pm |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> "BunBun" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:4355680d$1_2
> @news6.uncensored-news.com:
>
>
> Why did the blonde have a sore navel?
>
> Because there are blonde *men*, too!
>
> (BTW, noting your name "BunBun", have you read John Ringo's Posleen
> series? The switchblade-toting rabbit makes an important appearance
> in about the 3rd novel.)
Alas, no. I haven't read much of anything for over a year.
I'm appropriately ashamed, however.
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| Smeghead 2005-10-19, 2:34 am |
| On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:39:59 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:33:38 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
>yOU;LL NEVER BE AN ENGIENER!!!111 UR TO SUTPID U DUM ANALYTS!!!111
>(Still laughing at an engineer having to be talked through how to open a
>command prompt on Windows NT)
Left click?
Yes, the left mouse button.
But I only have one mouse, and it's to the right of the keyboard.
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| On 18 Oct 2005 23:19:38 GMT, Miracle wrote:
quote:
> <Blink!> Wouldn't you do the standard Start/Run?
Well, yes, that's what anyone with a clue would do.
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| Miracle 2005-10-19, 7:46 pm |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> On 18 Oct 2005 23:19:38 GMT, Miracle wrote:
>
>
> Well, yes, that's what anyone with a clue would do.
Yay! I have a clue!!! ROFL
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-10-19, 11:33 pm |
| "Miracle" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:4355830a_3
@news6.uncensored-news.com:
quote:
> Mr K wrote:
>
>
> <Blink!> Wouldn't you do the standard Start/Run?
I drill down to whatever menu it's on and drag a copy of the shortcut to
the desktop. In later versions of Windows, I drag a copy to the Quick
Launch. But if I'm borrowing someone's system (like doing support for a
customer) I'll use the Start/Run approach. Note that you can hold down the
Windows key and hit 'R' to get the Run prompt.
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| Miracle 2005-10-20, 2:44 am |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:4355830a_3
> @news6.uncensored-news.com:
>
>
> I drill down to whatever menu it's on and drag a copy of the shortcut
> to the desktop. In later versions of Windows, I drag a copy to the
> Quick Launch. But if I'm borrowing someone's system (like doing
> support for a customer) I'll use the Start/Run approach. Note that
> you can hold down the Windows key and hit 'R' to get the Run prompt.
You obviously don't have as many shortcuts cluttering up your desktop
as I do at any one time. Gawd, what a mess......... :o}
I've had to make folders to hold all of them, and when I can no longer
see the kitty wallpaper, I just drag them all to my "Sort!" folder and usually
forget about them until I need something. Then I'll sort a few into their
folders, out of guilt.
I'm better at keeping favorites (sites). A saved link goes directly into
a folder, no exceptions, even if I have to make a new folder. Otherwise
I'd never find my way back to stuff.
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-10-20, 11:33 pm |
| "Miracle" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:435737a7$1_2
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quote:
> You obviously don't have as many shortcuts cluttering up your desktop
> as I do at any one time. Gawd, what a mess......... :o}
Nope. My Quick Launch gets pretty full, and my desktop stays relatively
uncluttered. I like XP's feature of auto-cleaning the desktop of unused
icons, but I'd like to set the timeout longer. (Anyone know how to change
that?)
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| Smeghead 2005-10-21, 2:33 am |
| On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:41:45 -0500, ScratchMonkey
<ScratchMonkey.blacklist@sewingwitch.com> wrote:
quote:
>"Miracle" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:435737a7$1_2
>@news6.uncensored-news.com:
>
>
>Nope. My Quick Launch gets pretty full, and my desktop stays relatively
>uncluttered. I like XP's feature of auto-cleaning the desktop of unused
>icons, but I'd like to set the timeout longer. (Anyone know how to change
>that?)
Registry hack.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS
\CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORER\DESKTOP\CLEANUPWIZ
Locate Days Between Clean Up value to the right. Right-click this
value and select Modify. Change the value from Hex to Decimal, enter
your preferred interval, in days, between cleanup reminders, and click
OK.
Since you are the ubergeek supreme, I will not insult you with the
"poking about in your registry is tricky, dangerous business" speech,
nor shall I urge you to make a backup of your reg before modifying. :D
Now, who wants to know how to increase the simultaneous connections to
a web server in IE and Firefox?
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| Hellmark 2005-10-21, 2:33 am |
| Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> Now, who wants to know how to increase the simultaneous connections to
> a web server in IE and Firefox?
I'd not recommend pipelining. I've seen it crash servers and such. Most
people are like "but not everyone does it, and its not like it uses extra
bandwidth because each one doesnt grab the whole thing" but what they
totally neglect is that it totally eats up a shitload of RAM on the
server. Also if you use a router with a browser accessable config, those
things hate pipelining. Those were only designed to handle one or two
similatious connections to the configuration area, where as with
pipelining, you start really hammering it. My brother had firefox on his
machine set to have 24 connections, and when ever he'd access his router
to fiddle with his firewall, he'd crash the router.
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| Frank van Schie 2005-10-21, 5:47 am |
| Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Now, who wants to know how to increase the simultaneous connections to
> a web server in IE and Firefox?
What Hellmark said. However, just because it's dangerous and
irresponsible doesn't mean you shouldn't know how:
Go to the URL:
about :config
And find the network.http section.
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| Miracle 2005-10-21, 7:37 pm |
| Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:41:45 -0500, ScratchMonkey
> <ScratchMonkey.blacklist@sewingwitch.com> wrote:
>
>
> Registry hack.
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS
> \CURRENTVERSION\EXPLORER\DESKTOP\CLEANUPWIZ
>
> Locate Days Between Clean Up value to the right. Right-click this
> value and select Modify. Change the value from Hex to Decimal, enter
> your preferred interval, in days, between cleanup reminders, and click
> OK.
Well damn, I thought we were stuck with the 60 days.....
quote:
> Since you are the ubergeek supreme, I will not insult you with the
> "poking about in your registry is tricky, dangerous business" speech,
> nor shall I urge you to make a backup of your reg before modifying. :D
>
> Now, who wants to know how to increase the simultaneous connections to
> a web server in IE and Firefox?
LOL
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