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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 1

Ed Wagner (4/14/2015)
Grant Fritchey (4/14/2015)
And this makes 14,001 posts. My fingers are tired.
Well done, Grant. I'd say you've earned a victory beer, so enjoy it.

After crossfit

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 2

Ed Wagner (4/14/2015)
Grant Fritchey (4/14/2015)
And this makes 14,001 posts. My fingers are tired.
Well done, Grant. I'd say you've earned a victory beer, so enjoy it.

And buy one for me while you're at it. 😀

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/14/2015)
Ed Wagner (4/14/2015)
Grant Fritchey (4/14/2015)
And this makes 14,001 posts. My fingers are tired.
Well done, Grant. I'd say you've earned a victory beer, so enjoy it.
After crossfit

Not even after crossfit. It's Tuesday. No alcohol Monday - Wednesday.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 4

Can I borrow the Hippo and the pork chop launcher to use for a "private event?"

GAH.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 5

Brandie Tarvin (4/14/2015)
Can I borrow the Hippo and the pork chop launcher to use for a "private event?"
GAH.

No problem with borrowing the hippo. You'll need to check with Jeff regarding the pork chop launcher.

Neil Burton SSC-Insane Points: 23001 More actions · Answer 6

Eirikur Eiriksson (4/14/2015)
Grant Fritchey (4/14/2015)
And this makes 14,001 posts. My fingers are tired.
Did you mean 0x3A99?
😎

I thought that too....Unless he posted really fast over night:-D

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 7

BWFC (4/15/2015)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/14/2015)
Grant Fritchey (4/14/2015)
And this makes 14,001 posts. My fingers are tired.
Did you mean 0x3A99?
😎
I thought that too....Unless he posted really fast over night:-D

I figured that was a typo. Maybe he was more tired than he thought. 😉

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 8

Ed Wagner (4/15/2015)
BWFC (4/15/2015)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/14/2015)
Grant Fritchey (4/14/2015)
And this makes 14,001 posts. My fingers are tired.
Did you mean 0x3A99?
😎
I thought that too....Unless he posted really fast over night:-D
I figured that was a typo. Maybe he was more tired than he thought. 😉

Well, he only has 14,013 posts as of now.

Posts are different than points (Grant has 15,013 points, which means he has 1000 pts from QoTD).

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 9

Sometimes politics define the job[/url].

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 10

Brandie Tarvin (4/15/2015)
Sometimes politics define the job[/url].

How very true. Thanks, Brandie. You brought a smile to my day that otherwise seems very long.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 11

Brandie Tarvin (4/15/2015)
Sometimes politics define the job[/url].

A good reason to have SQL Prompt and just ignore what the formatting is in a VCS.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 12

SQLRNNR (4/15/2015)
Ed Wagner (4/15/2015)
BWFC (4/15/2015)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/14/2015)
Grant Fritchey (4/14/2015)
And this makes 14,001 posts. My fingers are tired.
Did you mean 0x3A99?
😎
I thought that too....Unless he posted really fast over night:-D
I figured that was a typo. Maybe he was more tired than he thought. 😉
Well, he only has 14,013 posts as of now.
Posts are different than points (Grant has 15,013 points, which means he has 1000 pts from QoTD).

And I'm thinking about leaving it that way. It's a nice round number.

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- Theodore Roosevelt

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 13

http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/04/rebooting-a-1970s-satellite-with-modern-software-and-hardware.html

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 14

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/15/2015)
http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/04/rebooting-a-1970s-satellite-with-modern-software-and-hardware.html

That's pretty awesome!!!