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Comments on: Sign up for our virtualization e-Symposium or we'll kill a puppy

Ahh lester, go on, kill that dog 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 12:08 GMT

Boffin

Then ya can feed it to the blokes over at namibia, a feed of healthy pup might fix em up.

What sort of puppy? 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 12:31 GMT

Boffin

Hmmmm, what sort of puppy? a terminally ill dog that is about to die? one that is a sick puppy? one that was abused mistreated and on 'death row' anyways? one with rabies?

*shrugs*, I'll signup anyways, its actually a decent reason to skip a lecture... hmmmm, half tempted to let my lecturer know, but he might actually get our lecture group to sign up and then mark us on it...

Northern Namibia? 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 12:41 GMT

Coat

Think of the Food Miles! Put the bloody thing in a sack with a couple of bricks and drop it in the nearest river.

Great timing El-Reg 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 15:22 GMT

Flame

Holy Hannah - you lot call yourselves a UK focused news outlet - the timings for this e-Thingummywotsit are frankly ridiculous. If you think I'm staying chained to my bleedin' desk until after 8pm just to listen to a bunch of Yanks waffle on about some stuff that I've been using for a few years already then you've got to go and see your collective doctor - he needs to increase the dose of your medication!!!

Nintendog? 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 15:25 GMT

Now is this a real puppy or a virtual one?

I rather you killed a puppy 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 15:27 GMT

Dead Vulture

than speak such marketing bollox, "e-symposium" my arse !

Following the flock 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 18:15 GMT

I'm with my compadres above, Lester - the baby dog dies.

Baaaaaa

Kill it! 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 19:37 GMT

Heart

And while you're at it, toss in a small herd of cats please.

Is Michael Vick Involved with this? 

Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 20:05 GMT

Happy

I'd think so, but he's already in the dog-house..

Will e-coffee be provided? 

Posted Friday 26th October 2007 07:10 GMT

Also e-biscuits. The fancy e-chocolate ones, mind. Not your nasty cheap "family value pack" rubbish.

I only go to seminars that offer free coffee and biscuits. I usually find that I need the caffeine to stay awake beyond the first five minutes of waffle.

Anyone for Puppy curry? 

Posted Friday 26th October 2007 09:07 GMT

Gates Horns

I'm sorry Puppy but I would rather shoot my cat than suffer through anything that calls itself an "e-symposium".

In fact, anything that starts with an e- or an i- is an INSTANT turnoff for me these days.

Now it if was a d-symposium on the premature termination of marketing personnel (d- for DEATH!) then I'd be on board like a shot.

I'd even bring my own Chainsaw! <LOL>

UK version...? 

Posted Friday 26th October 2007 10:44 GMT

Dead Vulture

> "The program looks promising."

This is supposed to be the UK version of El Reg, yes? Then why are we suffering from American English spellings!?

Especially when the link location itself (http://www.theregister.e-symposium.com/programme.php) gives the article's author plenty of help spelling such a troublesome word - with all those tricky "m"s!

UK 

Posted Saturday 27th October 2007 19:41 GMT

Stop

Damn right guys - all that's wrong with the Reg is the American stuff - the Atlantic ain't wide enough.

I'd consider signing up... 

Posted Monday 29th October 2007 07:42 GMT

Black Helicopters

...but I'm on holiday! Naff off!

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