Thought for Today

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Newcastle George wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:57 pm His father must be related to Jelena Dokic's father.

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Good one George :lol: Where there is $$ you will find mummy and a daddy. I can't believe the stupid so called fans, are they all tin hatters or what? if they don't like the laws of our land then they can go back with him .
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Sorry, Peter, but I know not of wot you speak. 🤔

Dottie, with you on that… the “Novax” is free to leave whenever he wishes. Border Force will even provide transport to the airport!
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Ordering Pizza in 2025

CALLER:
Is this Gordon's Pizza?

GOOGLE:
No sir, it's Google Pizza.

CALLER:
I must have dialed a wrong number. Sorry.

GOOGLE:
No sir, Google bought Gordon's Pizza last month.

CALLER:
OK. I would like to order a pizza.

GOOGLE:
Do you want your usual, sir?

CALLER:
My usual? You know me?

GOOGLE:
According to our caller ID data sheet, the last 12 times you called you ordered an extra-large pizza with three cheeses, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and meatballs on a thick crust.

CALLER:
OK! That's what I want ...

GOOGLE:
May I suggest that this time you order a pizza with ricotta, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes and olives on a whole wheat gluten-free thin crust?

CALLER:
What? I detest vegetable!

GOOGLE:
Your cholesterol is not good, sir.

CALLER:
How the hell do you know!

GOOGLE:
Well, we cross-referenced your home phone number with your medical records. We have the result of your blood tests for the last 7 years.

CALLER:
Okay, but I do not want your rotten vegetable pizza! I already take medication for my cholesterol.

GOOGLE:
Excuse me sir, but you have not taken your medication regularly. According to our database, you purchased only one box of 30 cholesterol tablets once, at Drug RX Network, 4 months ago.

CALLER:
I bought more from another drugstore.

GOOGLE:
That doesn't show on your credit card statement.

CALLER:
I paid in cash.

GOOGLE:
But you did not withdraw enough cash according to your bank statement.

CALLER:
I have other sources of cash.

GOOGLE:
That doesn't show on your last tax return unless you bought them using an undeclared income source, which is against the law.

CALLER:
WHAT THE HELL!

GOOGLE:
I'm sorry, sir, we use such information only with the sole intention of helping you.

CALLER:

I GIVE UP! I’m gonna call Guido’s Pizza.

GOOGLE:

I wouldn’t do that if I were you, sir.

CALLER:

WTF! WHY NOT?

GOOGLE:

Well, sir, Guido’s database shows that the number of complaints about the quality of their pizza has skyrocketed since last month when they were acquired by Facebook.

CALLER:
Enough already! I'm sick to death of Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and all the others. I'm going to an island without internet, cable TV, where there is no cell phone service and no one to watch me or spy on me.

GOOGLE:

I understand sir, but you need to renew your passport first.

It expired 6 weeks ago...


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Peter,

It's not in 2025, but now.

Give you an example of what I was doing back in 1999.

We had access to;

1. All the serial numbers of the computers purchased around the world from our company.
2. To all the service notes that applied to every serial number. Some service notes required remedial work, some customer notification, some urgent work etc. The response required was also governed by their contracted support levels.
2a. Access to the support levels for every serial number.

3. Access to the support case logging systems in every country.

We would mine the data and work out which computers needed work and log cases around the world on behalf of customers. The engineers would make contact and determine a resolution plan. (complete, decline, determine not applicable).

Once the case was closed, the app would then mine the data again and record the action taken for future reference.

Amazing stuff. I'm talking about millions of corporate computers around the world.
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Which is why I have NO customer loyalty cards.
I reckon retailers already have enough information about me from card purchases. :?
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NEVER PI$$ OFF AN OLD PERSON.
The older we get, the less “life in prison” reads as a deterrent. :twisted:
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This will test your pop culture creed .... aka millennial studies

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CoD being a computer game, I assume??
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No Ray, Cod is short for codpiece. :lol:
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There are two types of Covid test. A PCR test and a Rapid Antigen Test. Why do they call it a RAT test?
It's a bit like getting money out of an ATM machine. :shock:
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