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|  __  __()|  \  Hello? Anyone home?
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  Hello, VK, David, FS!

VK; No arrangement on my part... maybe David has ESP? But if I come in
here, it is usually at this time.

VK; Of course, I have yet to see any further signs of David and FS
so do we two count as making the chat busy?

FS; whoo hoo. 

David; 
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     |  Have  |
     | a sign?|
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         |  .^%---
         |  <  \
          \/ >  
             >
            /\^^
ejm         \ \

David; 
      _____________ 
     \  Excellent! /
      \you DO have/
       \ a sign. /
        \I'm re-/
         \leivd/
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            |  <  \
             \/ >\_ 
                >
               /\^^
ejm            \ \

David; What timing!!

Here's a sign for someone who comes in later and wants to put one up.
   /))  _    _________________       ((\
  / / _| `  | ha            ,^|  ,-_  \ \
 / / /` \ \ |ha ---%^^^^^^^^  | / / ,\ \ \
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 | | / / / /| llizard aka ejm |\ \ \ \ | |
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 ejm \       (              )       /
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David; I thought your sign was going to be something like this:

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            / / / /\____/\ \ \ \
           / / / / /\  /\ \ \ \ \
       ___/_/_/_/_/__\/__\_\_\_\_\____
          \ \ \ \ \  /\  / / / / /  |
           \ \ \ \ \/__\/ / / / /   |
            \ \ \ \/____\/ / / /    |
             \ \ \/______\/ / /     |
              \ \/________\/ /      |
               \/__________\/       * whew !!!
               /            \
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                 (rassilon)

David;

    _|_,^%---
=#-(_X_)  \ I think I've had enough of THAT sign today...
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VK; I think it's cool that someone from Turkey was here.

VK; 

> I'm quite happy with the legs, but I don't know what to do with his
> arms...   :-/
     _
    (-)
  _(   )_
  (_`/._)

David; I take it that it means something other than
this, then...
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       _ _       ha
   =#-(_X_),^^%--- ha
         \/<\  \ ha 
           > \,
         -->--#-
          /|^^
ejm      / \ 

David; Oh my! I don't even want to think about the implications of the bird there.

VK; Nice.  :^)

VK; Vaguely.

David; It's VK's Buddha.

VK; Oops. typo.  Nice. :^/

FS; How VERY attractive. So long.

VK; Ah. Then shouldn't it be (_*_)  ?

Bye VK;

DAvid; But I thought that Buddhists frowned on cannibalism. (nice looking ice
cream sundae... I presume that is hot fudge.)

VK; Never noticed them. Or if I did, I just thought they were
unfinished violas...  :^D

David;
        ha
^^^^%--- ha
 "   \ ha   I must say I'm relieved. Would it have been better if I
            had made it sound unappetizing and said, "I presume that
            is no fat, fake sugar with a sauce made from Tofu"?

(Last lifesign: 19 Apr. 00:12, from: 130.240.2.92)
VK; I thought you said you were gone.  :^D

David; Hot fudge sundae made not with chocolate but that weird chocolate
nonreplacement carob and corn syrup instead of sugar.

(Last lifesign: 19 Apr. 00:13, from: 130.240.2.92 )

        ha
^^^^%--- ha
 "   \ ha

(Last lifesign: 19 Apr. 00:14, from: 130.240.2.113 )


        ha
^^^^%--- ha
 "   \ ha    ...and FS too!!!

David; I too am ravenous. It's dinner time soon. I'm comforting myself
with a glass of red wine that tastes remarkably like raspberries (not
in a bad way)

David; It's an Australian Shiraz; I thought it was the usual plonk but
have just been informed that it is a 1989 vintage. (Good thing I noticed
interesting qualities.)

David; I would never have been forgiven if I had just gulped it down
in an unthinking red plonkish way.

David;

        ha
^^^^%--- ha
 "   \ ha    What are you having???

David; and so late too. Isn't tomorrow a work day?

David; And what words of wisdom did she try to impart to you?

David; :^D  I retract my last question.

(I hate Doritos. I'm probably the only person in North America who 
hates Doritos.)

David; But we have a fun cheese flavoured snack called "SunChips". I
can't remember who makes them but they are wonderfully addictive in
all the ways that the manufacturer wants them to be.

David; Rats. I shouldn't have reminded you...   See you later!

David; I hope those Doritos don't make you toss and turn in a sleepless
frenzy until one hour before the alarm goes off, causing untold havoc
at work tomorrow.

ddavid; I just noticed the attractive spelling of your name. Very practical.

David; Yikes! See? The Doritos are already doing their devilish work 

David; I will also retire... must set the table for dinner in half
an hour.

Bye David!!

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|__________| | \    ejm

David; Y S N D D!

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|__________|   ejm