Re: It's almost Christmas, time for GPL?

GraDee <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:908rm0$vc5$[email hidden]... > hey, > Can anyone re-post "A very GPL Christmas", can't believe I lost it again > :-) > > Thanks. I have it stored on a zip disk at home, if no one posts it by the time I get home tonight, I'll do it then. -- don New Programmes for the Converted GPL Tracks http://www.ianparker1.plus.com/gpl/bapom/

"Randy Riggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hmmm... I just realized that I don't know who to give the credit to... > Shame on me. > > Anyway... > > A GPL Christmas <SNIP> J.R. Shaw is the author. -- don New GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks: http://www.ianparker.co.uk/gpl/bapom/

Andre Warringa wrote:

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> On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 21:03:33 GMT, [email hidden] (Randy > Riggs) wrote: > > The guy who wrote this should get an Oscar.. or a Noble prize.. or.. > well, I just wanted to say that I think it's really good :) > > Andre

Okay, I'll take an Oscar :-) I wrote that last year I think. Glad you enjoyed it. Joe Shaw a.k.a. Simon Barry

hey, Can anyone re-post "A very GPL Christmas", can't believe I lost it again :-) Thanks.

eh??????? Whassisss???? GraDee <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:908rm0$vc5$[email hidden]...

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> hey, > Can anyone re-post "A very GPL Christmas", can't believe I lost it again > :-) > > Thanks. > > >

Hmmm... I just realized that I don't know who to give the credit to... Shame on me. Anyway... A GPL Christmas Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, Not A Creature Was Stirring, 'Cept My PC Mouse. I Was Surfing The Web, For Setup Advice, For The Right Lotus Toe-In, I'd Cash In My Wife. My Line Through The 'Bolica, Was Awfully Poor, My Top End Pathetic, With Throttle To Floor. I'd Spent All My Earnings, I'd Made Every Deal, For A P3 Four Fifty, And A Force Feedback Wheel. When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such A Clatter, I Sprang From My Desk To See What Was The Matter. A Strobe Of White Light, Through The Window Did Flash, It Looked To My Eye, Like A Giant Clock Smash. I Threw Open The Sash, And What Should I See, But A White Bearded Driver, In A Red Ferrari. He Stomped On The Clutch, And Feathered The Gas, Then Lifted His Goggles, I Could Tell He Was Fast. He Pulled Down His Scarf, And Flashed Me A Smile, And Tossed Me A CD, Labelled "Lo1 File". "Remember," He Said, "The Ones With The Fame." And With Eyes To The Sky, He Called Out Their Names. Now Jimmy, Now Graham, Now Denis, And Jochen, McLaren, And Pedro, Ginther And Irwin. "Enter Turns Slowly, And Exit With Speed, And You'll Get All You Can, From Your Trusty Green Steed." Then He Shifted To First, And Out Popped The Clutch. "I'm Off To Zandvoort, And The Grand Prix That's Dutch!" He Peeled Out In First, With Wheelspin Galore, Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A Door. And I Heard Him Exclaim, With Great Holiday Cheer, "To All A Good Night, Have a GPL Year!"

Wow now that was a warm fuzzy :-P

Thanks man, now I'm really in the December spirit of things :-) Randy Riggs <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hmmm... I just realized that I don't know who to give the credit to... > Shame on me. > > Anyway... > > A GPL Christmas > > Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, > Not A Creature Was Stirring, 'Cept My PC Mouse. > I Was Surfing The Web, For Setup Advice, > For The Right Lotus Toe-In, I'd Cash In My Wife. > > My Line Through The 'Bolica, Was Awfully Poor, > My Top End Pathetic, With Throttle To Floor. > I'd Spent All My Earnings, I'd Made Every Deal, > For A P3 Four Fifty, And A Force Feedback Wheel. > > When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such A Clatter, > I Sprang From My Desk To See What Was The Matter. > A Strobe Of White Light, Through The Window Did Flash, > It Looked To My Eye, Like A Giant Clock Smash. > > I Threw Open The Sash, And What Should I See, > But A White Bearded Driver, In A Red Ferrari. > > He Stomped On The Clutch, And Feathered The Gas, > Then Lifted His Goggles, I Could Tell He Was Fast. > He Pulled Down His Scarf, And Flashed Me A Smile, > And Tossed Me A CD, Labelled "Lo1 File". > > "Remember," He Said, "The Ones With The Fame." > And With Eyes To The Sky, He Called Out Their Names. > > Now Jimmy, Now Graham, Now Denis, And Jochen, > McLaren, And Pedro, Ginther And Irwin. > "Enter Turns Slowly, And Exit With Speed, > And You'll Get All You Can, From Your Trusty Green Steed." > > Then He Shifted To First, And Out Popped The Clutch. > "I'm Off To Zandvoort, And The Grand Prix That's Dutch!" > He Peeled Out In First, With Wheelspin Galore, > Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A Door. > > And I Heard Him Exclaim, With Great Holiday Cheer, > "To All A Good Night, Have a GPL Year!" >

On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 21:03:33 GMT, [email hidden] (Randy Riggs) wrote: The guy who wrote this should get an Oscar.. or a Noble prize.. or.. well, I just wanted to say that I think it's really good :) Andre

"Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sat, 02 Dec 2000 04:20:53 GMT, "Edward_C" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >Joe Shaw, a past member of FATSO and MARA and very good friend wrote that > >beauty > > Ok, but who is Simon Barry, because this was at the beginning of the > poem: > > A GPL Christmas > by Simon Barry > > Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House,

Simon Barry was a reporter who would sometimes show up in Mara and Fatso to do interviews and race reports. There was some speculation that it in reality he was Joe Shaw, but this was never confirmed..... We have not heard from Simon in a long time now. Hmmm, that might be since about the time Joe left the league..... Bart

"GraDee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:908rm0$vc5$[email hidden]... > hey, > Can anyone re-post "A very GPL Christmas", can't believe I lost it again > :-) > > Thanks. Here you go, Bart Westra (not the author by the way) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ A GPL Christmas by Simon Barry Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, Not A Creature Was Stirring, 'Cept My PC Mouse. I Was Surfing The Web, For Setup Advice, For The Right Lotus Toe-In, I'd Cash In My Wife. My Line Through The 'Bolica, Was Awfully Poor, My Top End Pathetic, With Throttle To Floor. I'd Spent All My Earnings, I'd Made Every Deal, For A P3 Four Fifty, And A Force Feedback Wheel. When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such A Clatter, I Sprang From My Desk To See What Was The Matter. A Strobe Of White Light, Through The Window Did Flash, It Looked To My Eye, Like A Giant Clock Smash. I Threw Open The Sash, And What Should I See, But A White Bearded Driver, In A Red Ferrari. He Stomped On The Clutch, And Feathered The Gas, Then Lifted His Goggles, I Could Tell He Was Fast. He Pulled Down His Scarf, And Flashed Me A Smile, And Tossed Me A CD, Labelled "Lo1 File". "Remember," He Said, "The Ones With The Fame." And With Eyes To The Sky, He Called Out Their Names. Now Jimmy, Now Graham, Now Denis, And Jochen, McLaren, And Pedro, Ginther And Irwin. "Enter Turns Slowly, And Exit With Speed, And You'll Get All You Can, From Your Trusty Green Steed." Then He Shifted To First, And Out Popped The Clutch. "I'm Off To Zandvoort, And The Grand Prix That's Dutch!" He Peeled Out In First, With Wheelspin Galore, Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A Door. And I Heard Him Exclaim, With Great Holiday Cheer, "To All A Good Night, Have a GPL Year!"

Joe Shaw, a past member of FATSO and MARA and very good friend wrote that beauty -- Edward Commissioner Middle Aged Racers Association Randy Riggs <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hmmm... I just realized that I don't know who to give the credit to... > Shame on me. > > Anyway... > > A GPL Christmas > > Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, > Not A Creature Was Stirring, 'Cept My PC Mouse. > I Was Surfing The Web, For Setup Advice, > For The Right Lotus Toe-In, I'd Cash In My Wife. > > My Line Through The 'Bolica, Was Awfully Poor, > My Top End Pathetic, With Throttle To Floor. > I'd Spent All My Earnings, I'd Made Every Deal, > For A P3 Four Fifty, And A Force Feedback Wheel. > > When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such A Clatter, > I Sprang From My Desk To See What Was The Matter. > A Strobe Of White Light, Through The Window Did Flash, > It Looked To My Eye, Like A Giant Clock Smash. > > I Threw Open The Sash, And What Should I See, > But A White Bearded Driver, In A Red Ferrari. > > He Stomped On The Clutch, And Feathered The Gas, > Then Lifted His Goggles, I Could Tell He Was Fast. > He Pulled Down His Scarf, And Flashed Me A Smile, > And Tossed Me A CD, Labelled "Lo1 File". > > "Remember," He Said, "The Ones With The Fame." > And With Eyes To The Sky, He Called Out Their Names. > > Now Jimmy, Now Graham, Now Denis, And Jochen, > McLaren, And Pedro, Ginther And Irwin. > "Enter Turns Slowly, And Exit With Speed, > And You'll Get All You Can, From Your Trusty Green Steed." > > Then He Shifted To First, And Out Popped The Clutch. > "I'm Off To Zandvoort, And The Grand Prix That's Dutch!" > He Peeled Out In First, With Wheelspin Galore, > Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A Door. > > And I Heard Him Exclaim, With Great Holiday Cheer, > "To All A Good Night, Have a GPL Year!" >

On Sat, 02 Dec 2000 04:20:53 GMT, "Edward_C" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Joe Shaw, a past member of FATSO and MARA and very good friend wrote that >beauty Ok, but who is Simon Barry, because this was at the beginning of the poem: A GPL Christmas by Simon Barry Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, Andre

Brilliant! "Randy Riggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hmmm... I just realized that I don't know who to give the credit to... > Shame on me. > > Anyway... > > A GPL Christmas > > Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, > Not A Creature Was Stirring, 'Cept My PC Mouse. > I Was Surfing The Web, For Setup Advice, > For The Right Lotus Toe-In, I'd Cash In My Wife. > > My Line Through The 'Bolica, Was Awfully Poor, > My Top End Pathetic, With Throttle To Floor. > I'd Spent All My Earnings, I'd Made Every Deal, > For A P3 Four Fifty, And A Force Feedback Wheel. > > When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such A Clatter, > I Sprang From My Desk To See What Was The Matter. > A Strobe Of White Light, Through The Window Did Flash, > It Looked To My Eye, Like A Giant Clock Smash. > > I Threw Open The Sash, And What Should I See, > But A White Bearded Driver, In A Red Ferrari. > > He Stomped On The Clutch, And Feathered The Gas, > Then Lifted His Goggles, I Could Tell He Was Fast. > He Pulled Down His Scarf, And Flashed Me A Smile, > And Tossed Me A CD, Labelled "Lo1 File". > > "Remember," He Said, "The Ones With The Fame." > And With Eyes To The Sky, He Called Out Their Names. > > Now Jimmy, Now Graham, Now Denis, And Jochen, > McLaren, And Pedro, Ginther And Irwin. > "Enter Turns Slowly, And Exit With Speed, > And You'll Get All You Can, From Your Trusty Green Steed." > > Then He Shifted To First, And Out Popped The Clutch. > "I'm Off To Zandvoort, And The Grand Prix That's Dutch!" > He Peeled Out In First, With Wheelspin Galore, > Looking For Brabhams, That Still Had A Door. > > And I Heard Him Exclaim, With Great Holiday Cheer, > "To All A Good Night, Have a GPL Year!" >

"Olav K. Malmin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> [email hidden] (Randy Riggs) writes: > > A GPL Christmas > > > > Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House, > ... > > Lovely piece of work. I think Randy Cassidy said it is printed on the > Papyrus office wall. Along with another GPL poem I don't remember. > > -- > Olav K. Malmin

Maybe it's this one...anyone know the author? GPL Scripture Following the discovery of the Ten Commandments of GPL, a team of archaeologists working somewhere in the Middle East have unearthed a collection of Stone Tablets containing GPL writings which confirm the accuracy of the GPL Bible supplied with the Papyrus computer game of the same name, also known as the Steve Smith guide. The tablets have been dated to around AD 1998. The writings are attributed to a figure known as the High Commander Of GPL, rumoured to have lived around the same time. Though details are sketchy the following words have been translated so far from the ancient texts : "And thou shalt build an ark of wood, measuring 2 cubits by 1 cubit by 1 cubit and in it thou shalt place thy GPL box, thy GPL CD, thy Papyrus manuals and nothing else. And thou shalt burnish it in gold and ivory and fine coverings, and thou shalt place it in a place of honour in thy home. This thou shalt call the Holy Temple of GPL which I shall instruct thee how to build". - Papyrus 4:5 "Thou shalt have a temple in thy home, measuring about 6 cubits by 10 cubits by 8 cubits. This temple thou shalt clean with many libations, then thou shalt decorate it, and in this temple thou shalt place thine PC, a steering wheel of good repute, a comfy chair, a computer desk from a major manufacturer, a phone line or cable connection and a coaster, that thou many bring in many refreshments for the time of playing, be it day or night." - Hot Lap Kings 29:43 "Much shall be the going out and the coming in from the temple, many shall be the late night sessions, thou shalt play GPL on the Monday, on the Tuesday and all thru the week, yea even on the race day weekend, saith the GPL High Commander." - Lapperonomy 1:2. "If thou hast children thou shalt call the first born VeeROC and the second Disco, that the people may know thy faith in GPL and rejoice." - GPL Psalms 19:3 "But take heed of my commandments, lest thy sully and corrupt thy hard drive with second rate games such as Super Mario Kart, F1 Racing Simulator and Johnny Herbert's World Championship. I will not leave him unpunished he whom amuses himself with games of that nature, for such things are an abomination to me, and I will have them out!" - I-Play-Ah 4:15: "Therefore, gird thy loins, patch thy GPL to make it bug-free, and rejoice in the ways of GPL !! Take thine Ark out once per week. Take it out in to the streets and into the outermost places, yea, even into the places of the Amorites, the Hittites and the unknown peoples whom no-one understands (rumoured to be Newcastle, Sunderland and some parts of Birmingham). For they see GPL and comprehendeth it not !!" - Monocoques 55:4 "Show them the Force Feedback and the Car Handling, show them the Graphics and the Replays. But most of all show them the Holy Circuits, including the Nurburgring and Spa. For such things are a joy unto me and I shall reward thee greatly, yea, maybe even with a GPL2." - Contracts 6:3 "For behold the days are coming when the people of Playstation 2 and the Dreamcast shall mock thee, saying 'These are the times of modern F1, binding contracts and wing failures, and where is thy downforce? Whom is this Wolfgang Woeger of whom thou speak in hushed tones, what is a Ramp Angle? We know nothing of these things!'. Be not discouraged, for such as these shall I punish, says the High Commander, and mighty is my wrath !! Sores and pustules shall afflict their backsides, their hard drives will crash continually, their power shall be cut off and I will empty their stockings on the Yuletide day. And they shalt wail and gnash their teeth in the outer darkness, for no electrician or Techie shall be found amongst them ! And then they shall know that I am the High Commander and GPL is my game." - GPL Revelations 15:9 -- don New GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks: http://www.ianparker.co.uk/gpl/bapom/

[email hidden] (Randy Riggs) writes:

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> Hmmm... I just realized that I don't know who to give the credit to... > Shame on me. > > Anyway... > > A GPL Christmas > > Twas The Night Before Christmas, And All Through The House,

... ... ... Lovely piece of work. I think Randy Cassidy said it is printed on the Papyrus office wall. Along with another GPL poem I don't remember. -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

don hodgdon wrote: > > > Maybe it's this one...anyone know the author? > > GPL Scripture Another classic, thx Don :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com http://www.teammirage.com "Mountain climbing, auto racing and bullfighting are the only true sports...all others are games." --Ernest Hemingway--