That will be $44.6 billion in cash please Bill. You want fries with that?

[TG]

Microshaft are after Yahoo. Which appears to be 'ailing'. What a board meeting that must have been:

Bill : We need to compete more with Google, why arent we?
Toady1: Because we are regarded by most computer users as gits sir.
Bill : Am I a git?
Toady2 : No sir, you are a prophet of the new millenium.
Bill : Right. So what do we do?
Toady1 : Lets buy McDonalds and offer free wireless internet eccess.
Toady2 : Twat.
Toady1 : OK. Lets buy Yahoo and kick some Google ass!
Bill : How much will that cost?
Toady1 : $44.6 billion and a free copy of Vista Ultimate.
Bill : OK lets do it.

So my hotmail account will merge with my Yahoo account and I will ignore both and continue using Gmail.

What else will this merger of giants mean?

Who cares?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7222114.stm

[Barman]

I’m not happy – I use Yahoo! More than Google… Micro$oft is bound to fuck it all up. 

[Snoopy]

Many here would seem to agree

http://www.flickr.com/groups/microsoft-keep-your-evil-grubby-hands-off-our-flickr/discuss/72157603830221684/#comment72157603832387226

[Barman]

 

It'll end in tears I 'spec... 

[Snoopy]

It certainly seems that the world is not enough for Microsoft. I suppose that when a business reaches a certain size they just have to keep expanding or implode.

But then I have never understood why people, like the Rolling Stones for example, having made more money than they can spend in their lifetimes feel the need to keep going long after their natural "sell by date". I love the Stones, have done since the very beginning but do they really need to keep touring with all the associated grief to their aging bodies just to pay their taxes? Is it the need for the applause that keeps them going? Or is it that once you have a lot of money you just want more and more?

[Just One More]

It certainly seems that the world is not enough for Microsoft. I suppose that when a business reaches a certain size they just have to keep expanding or implode.

But then I have never understood why people, like the Rolling Stones for example, having made more money than they can spend in their lifetimes feel the need to keep going long after their natural "sell by date". I love the Stones, have done since the very beginning but do they really need to keep touring with all the associated grief to their aging bodies just to pay their taxes? Is it the need for the applause that keeps them going? Or is it that once you have a lot of money you just want more and more?

I've been a life-long fan (well since I began to appreciate music properly). We went to see them in 1989 "because they probably won't tour again at their age will they" 

[Grumpmeister]

It certainly seems that the world is not enough for Microsoft. I suppose that when a business reaches a certain size they just have to keep expanding or implode.

But then I have never understood why people, like the Rolling Stones for example, having made more money than they can spend in their lifetimes feel the need to keep going long after their natural "sell by date". I love the Stones, have done since the very beginning but do they really need to keep touring with all the associated grief to their aging bodies just to pay their taxes? Is it the need for the applause that keeps them going? Or is it that once you have a lot of money you just want more and more?

They've gone past the doing it for money stage and are doing it because they enjoy it too much to give up now.

[Snoopy]

It certainly seems that the world is not enough for Microsoft. I suppose that when a business reaches a certain size they just have to keep expanding or implode.

But then I have never understood why people, like the Rolling Stones for example, having made more money than they can spend in their lifetimes feel the need to keep going long after their natural "sell by date". I love the Stones, have done since the very beginning but do they really need to keep touring with all the associated grief to their aging bodies just to pay their taxes? Is it the need for the applause that keeps them going? Or is it that once you have a lot of money you just want more and more?

They've gone past the doing it for money stage and are doing it because they enjoy it too much to give up now.

Sort of "They do it because they can" I suppose. It figures.

[Barman]

It certainly seems that the world is not enough for Microsoft. I suppose that when a business reaches a certain size they just have to keep expanding or implode.

But then I have never understood why people, like the Rolling Stones for example, having made more money than they can spend in their lifetimes feel the need to keep going long after their natural "sell by date". I love the Stones, have done since the very beginning but do they really need to keep touring with all the associated grief to their aging bodies just to pay their taxes? Is it the need for the applause that keeps them going? Or is it that once you have a lot of money you just want more and more?

They've gone past the doing it for money stage and are doing it because they enjoy it too much to give up now.

Sort of "They do it because they can" I suppose. It figures.

I do it because I can... not as often as I'd like tho... 

[Bar Wench]

I didn't realise it would effect my flickr! 

[Barman]

I didn't realise it would effect my flickr! 

Having a bad day aren't you luvvie? 

[Bar Wench]

A little bit yes.

But soon I will be here



having this



and this



and all will be well. 

[Grumpmeister]

I have to ask, what is that in the water in the first picture, it looks like Nessie is on vacation 

[Bar Wench]

It's God of course walking on water!

[Grumpmeister]

It's God of course walking on water!

Is there any particular reason why he appears to be bent over then or would I be struck with lightning for asking