Rob Kelk(robkelk@deadspam.com) added

<snip>
> >> >>> How very odd.  You haven't got a UK release of the film 
> >> >>> have you? 
>> (snip)
> >> >> 	It *is* the UK release, yes. 
> >> > 
> >> > Ah, all is explained.
> >> > 
> >> 	Well, if you leave aside the question of why these things keep 
> >> happening...!
> >
> >Two words: "cutting corners"
> 
> Somebody should tell them that DVDs don't *have* corners...

I remember, many years ago now, trying to tell my boss that 5.25" floppy disks
were round.  He held one up and said "look, it's *square*".


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Peter Boulter wrote:
> Rob Kelk(robkelk@deadspam.com) added
> 
> <snip>
>>>>>>> How very odd.  You haven't got a UK release of the film 
>>>>>>> have you? 
>>> (snip)
>>>>>> 	It *is* the UK release, yes. 
>>>>> Ah, all is explained.
>>>>>
>>>> 	Well, if you leave aside the question of why these things keep 
>>>> happening...!
>>> Two words: "cutting corners"
>> Somebody should tell them that DVDs don't *have* corners...
> 
> I remember, many years ago now, trying to tell my boss that 5.25" floppy disks
> were round.  He held one up and said "look, it's *square*".

	Let me guess: he had a cup-holder fitted to his PC, yes? ^_^


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In article <g4sm1i$3rj$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>, Justin Palmer
 wrote:
> Peter Boulter wrote:
> > Rob Kelk(robkelk@deadspam.com) added
> > 
> > <snip>
> >>>>>>> How very odd.  You haven't got a UK release of the film have
> >>>>>>> you? 
> >>> (snip)
> >>>>>> 	It *is* the UK release, yes. 
> >>>>> Ah, all is explained.
> >>>>>
> >>>> 	Well, if you leave aside the question of why these things keep
> >>>> happening...!
> >>> Two words: "cutting corners"
> >> Somebody should tell them that DVDs don't *have* corners...
> > 
> > I remember, many years ago now, trying to tell my boss that 5.25"
> > floppy disks were round.  He held one up and said "look, it's
> > *square*".

> 	Let me guess: he had a cup-holder fitted to his PC, yes? ^_^

But he never did find the "any" key, did he? ^_^

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On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:48 +0100 (BST), starhunter@cix.co.uk (Peter
Boulter) wrote:

>> Somebody should tell them that DVDs don't *have* corners...
>
>I remember, many years ago now, trying to tell my boss that 5.25" floppy disks
>were round.  He held one up and said "look, it's *square*".

I used to have a triangular vinyl record. And one shaped like a
goldfish bowl...

Wulf

In article , Wulf Corbett
 wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:48 +0100 (BST), starhunter@cix.co.uk (Peter
> Boulter) wrote:

> >> Somebody should tell them that DVDs don't *have* corners...
> >
> >I remember, many years ago now, trying to tell my boss that 5.25"
> >floppy disks were round.  He held one up and said "look, it's *square*".

> I used to have a triangular vinyl record. And one shaped like a goldfish
> bowl...

I may still have a few odd shaped vinyl records myself. I also recall
seeing some odd shaped CDs including some mini-CDs with straight edges cut
in them top and bottom on one software distribution years ago. I think it
was something CA were flogging.

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Chika wrote:
> In article , Wulf Corbett
>  wrote:
>> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:48 +0100 (BST), starhunter@cix.co.uk (Peter
>> Boulter) wrote:
> 
>>>> Somebody should tell them that DVDs don't *have* corners...
>>> I remember, many years ago now, trying to tell my boss that 5.25"
>>> floppy disks were round.  He held one up and said "look, it's *square*".
> 
>> I used to have a triangular vinyl record. And one shaped like a goldfish
>> bowl...
> 
> I may still have a few odd shaped vinyl records myself. I also recall
> seeing some odd shaped CDs including some mini-CDs with straight edges cut
> in them top and bottom on one software distribution years ago. I think it
> was something CA were flogging.
> 
	At my very first anime convention, it took me two days to summon up 
enough courage to ask one of the dealers what the little things that 
looked bookmarks appeared to be. Turned out they were Japanese mini-CD 
singles.

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Justin Palmer wrote:

(snip)

>     At my very first anime convention, it took me two days to summon up 
> enough courage to ask one of the dealers what the little things that 
> looked bookmarks appeared to be. Turned out they were Japanese mini-CD 
> singles.
> 
	Just so I can prove I haven't cracked up completely, I should stress 
that they were the *cases*, insides of which were dinky little CDs.

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