How many miles of network cable have you made up since the advent of broadband in your area?
im approaching my first kilometre after a fortnight!
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How many miles of network cable have you made up since the advent of broadband in your area?
im approaching my first kilometre after a fortnight!
[quote]Originally posted by Chëëzmønkëy:
<strong>How many miles of network cable have you made up since the advent of broadband in your area?
im approaching my first kilometre after a fortnight!</strong><hr></blockquote>
HUH??
NTL have just launched braodband in my area and every tom dick and harry are getting it. ive sold about 100 nic's this fortnight and nearly a km of cable!
What is a fortnight?
two weeks (fourteen nights contracted)
[quote]Originally posted by Chëëzmønkëy:
<strong>How many miles of network cable have you made up since the advent of broadband in your area?
im approaching my first kilometre after a fortnight!</strong><hr></blockquote>
One Kilometer? Hell, I probably have that run just in my house! :eek: :D
[quote]Originally posted by Aplustech:
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One Kilometer? Hell, I probably have that run just in my house! :eek: :D </strong><hr></blockquote>
HA HA LOL!
But how fast did you run the one kilometer? ;)
And I thought a fortnight was one of those chaps in a suit of armour.......
is fortnight UK slang? :D
Damn and I thought Aussies invented that expression
and BTW what is cable
[quote]Originally posted by Mayet:
<strong>...and BTW what is cable</strong><hr></blockquote>
You should be able to read all about Cable <a href="http://www.marvel.com/comics/bios/bio_cable.htm" target="_blank">here.</a>
A cable?
Its about 185.3 metres ;)
fort·night Pronunciation Key (fôrtnt)
n.
A period of 14 days; two weeks.
Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English fowertne, fourteen; see kwetwer- in Indo-European Roots + Old English niht, night; see nokwt- in Indo-European Roots.]
\Fort"night`\ (?; in U.S. often ?; 277), n. [Contr. fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week.] The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
n : a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight" [syn: two weeks]
Regularity of recurrence. Periodicity
Excerpt: "..., hebdomadary; biweekly, fortnightly; bimonthly; catamenial;..."
Or how long it takes a scotsman to buy his round of drinks.......[have very deep sporans and only short arms.]
[quote]Originally posted by Archer:
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Or how long it takes a scotsman to buy his round of drinks.......[have very deep sporans and only short arms.]</strong><hr></blockquote>
Okay, what in the blue hell is a Sporan?
*Edit*... oh I think I get it... a SporRan?
Sporran
A leather or fur pouch worn at the front of the kilt in the traditional dress of men of the Scottish Highlands.
Dang spell checker,excuse the mipselling
this post was to find out how much cable was made, but it actually became interesting!
god i have a sad life.
jesus h, I honestly don't know what the bloody hell were talking about here.
:D