Monday, 5 January 2009

Computer Terms Illustrated #17 - updated

Why am I doing all the work here? Meh. See how many you can work out for yourself - this set all have a common theme. I may have taken a liberty with teh speling.

Updated for people wot don't do pooters except to play Solitaire...

  1. I'm casting these before swine, obviously.Oyster

  2. Merapi Volcano (on the island of...)Merapi

  3. Oceans 12 (came after Oceans 11, so it must be a ...)Oceans 12

  4. Boxers (quote from Monty ... and the Holy Grail)Boxers

  5. Simpsons' Cat (but without the 'W')Simpsons cat

  6. Beta Persei (better known to amateur astronomers as ...)Beta Persei

  7. I'll thcweam and thcweam until I'm thick!Kissable

  8. This ... IsleCrown Jewels

  9. Joe off I'm A SlebJoe

  10. The South China ...Calm

  11. As above, but with a bit more "Oomph!"Choppy

  12. King Tyrant Lizard. Yeah.Tyrannosaurus

John? I would give this one a miss, mate.
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13 comments:

  1. Laurie6 January 2009 at 04:56

    Hmm.
    1. Non-Unix Shell
    2. Java runtime
    3. Sequel
    4. Underware font
    5. SNOBOL
    6. Binary
    7. LPC
    8. COBOL
    9. Don't know Joe.
    10. C
    11. C++
    12. Fortran. I hate Fortran. It should have been eaten by a T-Rex. Ok, you probably mean REXX.

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  2. Sewmouse6 January 2009 at 14:20

    #5 - Hacker?

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  3. Mr Farty6 January 2009 at 21:18

    Laurie - Blimey, nice try! I only realised after posting that there was still plenty of scope for ambiguity. Which is good.
    I hadn't thought of Shell or Binary, and I'd have accepted COBOL for 12 and SAIL for 10.
    Joe won I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! Apparently.

    I matched you on 2,3,5,10,11,12.

    Sew - Har de har!

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  4. Laurie6 January 2009 at 21:30

    Oh :-)
    9. The other programming class I took when I failed Fortran - Pascal.
    Not bad for a biologist!

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  5. Mr H7 January 2009 at 10:05

    Never mind all that Mr F.

    Revolting Cocks are to release new album called 'Sex-O Olympic-O' in early March.

    You're doomed I say, doomed!

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  6. Mr H7 January 2009 at 13:40

    PS;

    Thank you kindly for my competition prize, gratefully received.

    I have but one question. Does this mean that I have to stay in Scotchland, in perpetuity? Because, frankly, the last couple of hundred years have a bit drab, and I'm tiring fast.

    Thanks again.

    Mr H.

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  7. Candy's daily Dandy7 January 2009 at 20:07

    Huh? Where are the fart jokes?

    That was a tough one.

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  8. Mr Farty7 January 2009 at 20:40

    Laurie - Well done.

    Mr H - You're welcome. And as you know full well, all Scotchmen have to stay home or come home to Scotchland this year. Lulu said so, so it must be true.

    Candy - Fart jokes? What kind of blog do you think this is? Oh, very well...

    An Irishman picks up a hooker who suggests they try "69". When he asks her what that is, she offers to demonstrate and positions herself accordingly. Just as she's about to begin, she lets rip a fart in his face.
    "Oh, sorry about that!" she exclaims, before settling down again. Once more, just as she's ready to begin, she releases an even louder fart.
    "Oopsy," she apologises.
    Just as she bends down again, the Irishman stands up and says, "No, you're alright, I don't think I could take another 67 of those!"

    I thank you.

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  9. Mr Farty7 January 2009 at 21:02

    Right. I've put some more clues in the post. On you go.

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  10. #Debi7 January 2009 at 22:11

    Loled at the fart joke...

    These must be PC pooter thingies--no good to a Mac girl...

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  11. Mr Farty7 January 2009 at 23:38

    #Debi - More like mainframe, some of them. You're allowed to use the Google.

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  12. Unknown8 January 2009 at 16:16

    I consider that extemely insulting! But correct. I'll have a bash later!

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  13. Mr Farty9 January 2009 at 21:50

    Anybody else? No? *sigh*

    1. Perl
    2. Java
    3. SQL
    4. Python
    5. SNOBOL
    6. Algol
    7. LISP
    8. Sceptre
    9. Pascal
    10. C
    11. C++
    12. My own weapon of choice, Rexx

    Well done, Laurie. They're all computer languages.

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