gerph.org - Taglines

Mail and news taglines

Over the years I've changed my email and usenet posting signature quite a few times. Generally I've included a 'tagline' at the end which was some interesting or amusing quote. Just something that was 'me' at the time. Back in FidoNet days, these were song lyrics which were cycled through automatically as I posted things - I wrote my own mail-reader software back then so such things were trivial. Once I went to university the taglines were fixed for periods of days or even weeks as I changed my mood. Eventually I changed my taglines for a 'standard disclaimer' style, mainly so that nobody could be under any misconception about the intention of the posting, and the humorous taglines were gone. However, such disclaimers weren't suitable for public postings (only for email) so I had to cut them off manually. As I did so I tried to replace them with a comment thought up on the spot - either something I'd seen, something from the TV, something that was playing at the time, or just a random comment. The comment was almost never related to the posting itself.

These two groups of taglines - the fixed ones and the ones selected on the spur of the moment have been recorded for posterity in my local email boxes ('cos I keep everything - I don't like to lose parts of my life by accident, even though it does happen). Extracting them and sticking them here has been interesting, and amusing in itself. The latter set include links to the specific postings they were used on, using Google's groups service.

You might notice spelling mistakes in the taglines. They're automatically processed from the archives, so that's just the way they went out. Oops.

I have tried to annotate the taglines with their source. So if you saw a usenet posting where the tagline made no sense, you should be able to find out something about its derivation here. These annotations were made 25th June 2005 and are from memory. It's likely that some are wrong. These prefixed by what sort of derivation they have which should be obvious when you read them. In particular 'Lyric' means that it's a quote from a track. 'Unknown' means that I don't know or have some doubt about the derivation and therefore do not wish to claim it as my own when it's possible that it might be a quote from someone else. 'Original' means that I came up with it myself.

Note that the URLs, email addresses and telephone numbers included in the fixed set of tag lines may no longer exist.


Fixed taglines (latest) | Selected taglines (latest)


Fixed taglines

DateSignature
15 Nov 1996
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... If you believe that we are what we leave;
    I left a hope, what did you ?
Lyric: IQ, 'Nomzamo'
25 Nov 1996
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... It's only a lifetime, where heroes need heroic deeds,
    It's only a lifetime, where children dream of breaking free.
Lyric: Arena, 'Sirens'
20 Dec 1996
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... They said there'd be snow at Chrismas; They said there'd be peace on Earth;
    Hallelujah Noel, be it Heaven or Hell; The Christmas we get we deserve.
Lyric: Greg Lake, 'I Believe In Father Christmas'
01 Jan 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Sometimes it's a boat and sometimes it's more of an accident, it all
    depends on whether I am on top of it or underneath it.
Book: Winnie-The-Pooh.
19 Feb 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... I'll come dancing through your door, with hands out to the poor;
    And you won't know my name, but you will play my game.
Lyric: Pendragon, 'The Shadow'
19 Feb 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... You can fly to the other side of the world; you know you'll only find,
    I've reserved the seat beside you - we can talk about old times !
Lyric: Marillion, 'The Uninvited Guest'
19 Feb 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... I'm the one who knows what scares you, I'm the one that loves you best,
    I'm the 13th at the table, I'm the uninvited guest
Lyric: Marillion, 'The Uninvited Guest'
20 Feb 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
*** Working on an A5000 in 4Mb - remember this, RPC owners ! ***
Original: Back in those days, I was very defensive of my 'little' machine
23 Feb 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Cards sent 1, Cards received 0, 100% packet loss
Original: Styled like the response from 'ping', I had sent out 1 valentines card (to Helen, I believe) and received none back
12 Mar 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... He's back, he's kicking bottom.
TV: Red Dwarf. Holly returns
01 Apr 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... North Hemisphere, 21:00, 60 degrees clockwise of Orion, 25 degrees up
Original: Visible location of comet Hale-Bopp at its closest approach to the sun
13 Apr 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Worm tablets at line 6780
Program: IRClient. A particular type of fault inside the IRBasic processor would generate this error
15 Apr 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Everything you know is wrong, Black is White and Right is Wrong
Unknown
19 May 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... And I can walk round you, past you through you;
    'cos you're only ghosts now.
Lyric: IQ, 'It All Stops Here'
29 May 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Yeah, I'm a Computer Scientist. Guilty as charged...
Original: I've often found that my profession is viewed dimly by people
13 Jun 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... It's Shaun, Steve, Matt, Dillon and Dan - The Peach Boys !
TV: Light Lunch; the band's name would be changed regularly, keeping to a culinary theme
14 Jun 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... You giant green pea.
TV: Light Lunch; talking about Mel's green outfit, I believe
18 Jun 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... You at the back - you're doing it all wrong !
    I know, but at least I'm doing it...
TV: Friends. Monica is taking tap class which she wouldn't usually do - but at least she's trying
07 Jul 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Do my words intoxicate ? Or do my words intimidate ?
Lyric: Grey Lady Down, 'Paper Chains'
06 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... All we really want is to be held through the night;
    for a moment put aside anger, fear and spite.
Lyric: Galleon, 'Permanent Vacation'
20 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... If I fall from your side, keep it in your mind, how I tried to keep him here
    How I promised he'd be safe, and he never said a word, and he never cried;
Lyric: IQ, 'Darkest Hour'
21 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... And it's easy to see what sets us apart from the creatures still on the
    ocean bed; Our evolution - it's natural...                       [ IQ ]
Lyric: IQ, 'Human Nature'
25 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... I open my eyes and dream that a new life will be born...
    Kicking screaming into the world, tollerence threshold low. [ Pendragon ]
Lyric: Pendragon, 'As Good As Gold'
28 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... What has to be done is called Reformation,
    to heal the rift of living apart, together...                   [ IQ ]
Lyric: IQ, 'No Love Lost'
29 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... The logic of war seems to be that if a beligerant can fight, he will fight
    That leaders will not surrender until surrender is accademic.     [ FGTH ]
Lyric: Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 'Two Tribes', spoken section
30 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Johnathan To David: Downloading complete
    108.5 terabytes received: Time 3.25 Hours
Book: I believe it's in 'Hammer Of God'
30 Aug 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... (for 'Subterranea') "I enclose 17 pounds, and it's a lot of money,
    so it had better be good" <giggle>
Dad: I believe this is a quote from the letter buying Subterranea from CRS
02 Sep 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... How long can you stand, living under the lens ?
Lyric: Marillion, 'King'
05 Sep 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... There are times when I remember; but in my heart I'm not the same
    And I feel myself connected; every time you speak my name
Lyric: IQ, 'Speak My Name'
07 Sep 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... There are times when I remember; but in my heart I'm not the same
    And I feel myself connected; every time you speak my name     [ IQ ]
Lyric: IQ, 'Speak My Name'
18 Sep 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Risc OS - 'It's cool' (Dave Walker)
Dave Walker: Quote from Dave Walker. Dave was the deverloper support guy at Acorn. He was a nice and helpful guy.
24 Sep 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Jessica Tate is innocent - Free Jessica Tate !
TV: Soap. Soap was a rather silly comedy soap opera. Jessica Tate was accused of killing her Sister's son-in-law, wrongly
26 Sep 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... It's 1 o'clock and time for LightLunch, dum-di-dum-di-dum...
Lyric/TV: Light Lunch reference, quoted in the style of Genesis, 'I Know What I Like'
03 Oct 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... When streetlights throw crosses through window panes,
    paranoia roams where the shadows reign...
Lyric: Marillion, 'That Time Of The Night'
11 Oct 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... I'll come dancing through your door, with hands out to the poor;
    And you won't know my name, but you will play my games.
Lyric: Pendragon, 'The Shadow'
23 Oct 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... And this week it's 'The Lightning Swedes'
TV: Light Lunch
24 Oct 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... If I knew what you knew, do you think I'd be here right now ?
Original: Most probably this is a reference to Helen, although it may just be random
28 Oct 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Nobody knows what we are or what we do;
    but in the end it is your destiny to become like us.
Unknown: I believe this to be a random original comment though
28 Oct 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... In a book the hero always gets the girl and rides off into
    the sunset. Why, in real life, am I never the hero ?
Original: Feeling sorry for myself, I guess
31 Oct 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... One of my computers has the sig 'Can I create
    alt.fan.helen.rayner', but I can't remember which !
Original: Just that; I had that signature somewhere
06 Nov 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... You try to tell me that I'm clever,
    But that won't take be anyhow, or anywhere with you ;-(
Lyric: Lisa Loeb, 'Stay'
13 Nov 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... There's a man in my mind who wants your love,
    but he's too shy to tell you he how he feels
Original: I believe this was about Helen, but again it could have just been random
18 Nov 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Through the dangerous times, I needed more than cold eyes
    I want to be alone to dream myself way from darkness and decay
Lyric: IQ, 'The Narrow Margin'
21 Nov 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Do you guys know how to get a chick out of a VCR ?
TV: Friends. Chandler comes rushing in to ask this
22 Nov 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Gracefully cruising, satellite infested heavens - waiting;
    The season of the button.
Lyric: Marillion, 'Fugazi'
29 Nov 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... All the love you said was nothing; Find a rhinestone not a diamond,
    I never wanted this, left alive and laid to rest.
Lyric: IQ, 'The Narrow Margin'
02 Dec 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... All the love that was mine denied, all the love that you qualified,
    Like a desert I'm open wide, there's nowhere for me to hide at all.
Lyric: IQ, 'The Narrow Margin'
26 Dec 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... When I had a daughter I was very happy;
    Everytime I remember that, I just cry.
Dream: A few days before this I dreamt that I had a daughter and it was so vivid that I believed it all day.
28 Dec 1997
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... The meek may inherit the earth, but doesn't that mean that the strong
    are dead ? So the only people left /are/ the meek ?
Original: Just a thought
01 Jan 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Yes, I just came down to deliver those roses.
    And I shouldn't have.
Original: I went to Helen's to give her some flowers. Not quite thinking things through, she was not home from school and wouldn't have been until I had to go home. So I never even saw her
04 Jan 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... MOV r12,r13:STMDB r13!,{r4,r5,r12,r14,pc}:SUB r11,r12,#4:MOV r4,r0
    ADR r0,label:BL |puts|:MOV r0,r4:BL |puts|:MOV r0,#10:BL |putc|
    LDMDB r11!,{r4,r5,r11,r13,pc}^:.label:EQUS "Debug:"+CHR$0
Original: A small APCS-style routine in BASIC assembler; I can't remember why.
07 Jan 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... I'm going to count to ten.
    Then I might count to twenty. I can do that too, you know.
Original: Just a comment
15 Jan 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Wouldn't it be great if kittens were born pink,
    then you wouldn't have to paint them.
TV: Vicay Of Dibley. I believe this is said by Alice Tinker
09 Feb 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Take a look around the world, the future never waits
    Skating on the thin ice, we're in the hands of fate.
Lyric: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 'Black Moon'
09 Feb 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Better get ready to cook, Chris. I'm not going to be
    cooking tea for you after this bet ! :-)
Original: I believe this was due to a bet I had with Chris that whoever received the most (or maybe least) valentine's cards would be cooking tea
13 Feb 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk/users/gerph/
... Wakes up forgotten, makes up his mind;
    Sets out to question, if he's one of a kind.
Lyric: IQ, 'Somewhere In Time'
03 Mar 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~jrflet/ (temporary)
... And ignorant people sleep in their beds,
    like the doped white mice in the science lab.
Lyric: Del Amitri, 'Nothing Ever Happens'
08 Mar 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk:8000/ (temporary)
... TG9hZCA8SmF2YSRkaXI+LmphdmEtYXJtIDgwMDAKTWVtb3J5YSAmMj
    M3NmMgJkVBMDAwMDEyIHsgPiBudWxsOiB9CkdvIDgwMDAgOyAlKjAK
Original: Base64 encoded patch for Acorn's Java, replacing the !Run file. I'm unsure what it was intended to patch around or enable
29 Mar 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk:8000/ (temporary)
... For what it's worth, it was worth all the while
Lyric: Green Day, 'The Time Of Your Life'
30 Mar 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk:8000/
... For what it's worth, it was worth all the while
Lyric: Green Day, 'The Time Of Your Life'
16 Apr 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk:8000/ (temporary)
... It's the place you come from when you are born;
    It's the place you go back to when you die.
Unknown: This may have been an original comment, but I am unsure
30 Apr 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://users.essex.ac.uk:8000/ (temporary)
... Fact: Work expands to fill the time allocated to it.
    Corollary: Work contracts to fill the time remaining.
Original: Justin's law of project management
29 Jul 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}     Tel.(01842) 812276
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/  
... I've a cunning plan - We /let/ them win !
    Ah-ha. Not quite as cunning as you might have hoped, is it ?
TV: Earthworm Jim. I believe that's where this is from
30 Jul 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/
... Give it all the love you have; Never be afraid to show your heart.
Lyric: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe, 'Brother Of Mine'
07 Aug 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/
... Ofla: noun. Late twentieth century term, thought to derive from 'Overflow
          from last access', though some scholars claim 'it's just a word'.
Original: Made up joke
11 Aug 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}            Tel.(01842) 812276
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/  
... My aim isn't fame and fortune. Peace and Harmony would do.
Original: A good philosopgy
13 Dec 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/
... I wish you a hopeful Christmas, I wish you a great New Year;
    All anguish pain and sadness, leave your heart and let your road be clear
Lyric: Greg Lake, 'I Believe In Father Christmas'
13 Dec 1998
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}            Tel.(01842) 812276
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/  
... We cannot strive for a better future whilst we believe in the
    folly of the past.
Unknown: This is probably a book quote, but I do not know what it might be
29 Feb 2000
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.movspclr.co.uk/
... I don't feel small, and insignificant anymore
Lyric: Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman, 'Burdundy Rose'
17 Jun 2000
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.movspclr.co.uk/
... I'm raw meat, for the balcony. Is that all I am, all I'll ever be ?
Lyric: Fish, 'Raw Meat'
06 Mar 1999
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/  
... I have part 1203,390-01. Do you ?
Original: The part in question is 'The RISC OS Source'
08 Mar 1999
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/  
... My previous tagline was far too smug :-)
Original: Feeling somewhat guilty about the preceding tagline
10 Jan 2000
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.thevillage.ndirect.co.uk/justin/  
... I am warning you, Javert; I'm a stronger man by far.
    There is power in me yet; my race is not yet run.
Lyric: Les Miserables, 'Confrontation'
25 Mar 2001
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://www.movspclr.co.uk/
... CSA.* denizens: FOAD
Original: Based on frustration at usenet
29 Apr 2004
Gerph {djf0-.3w6e2w2.226,6q6w2q2,2.3,2m4}
URL: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/justin.fletcher/
... Eyes to the heavens, screaming at the sky;
    Trying to send you messages, but choking on goodbye.
Original: Trying to be less stressed at usenet
 

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Selected taglines

DateTagline
05 Aug 1998
... Give it all the love you have; Never be afraid to show your heart.
Lyric: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe, 'Brother Of Mine'
09 Aug 1998
... Ofla: noun. Late twentieth century term, thought to derive from 'Overflow
          from last access', though some scholars claim 'it's just a word'.
Original: Made up joke
13 Dec 1998
... I wish you a hopeful Christmas, I wish you a great New Year;
    All anguish pain and sadness, leave your heart and let your road be clear
Lyric: Greg Lake, 'I Believe In Father Christmas'
03 Jan 1999
... What's the difference between a worm hole and a black hole ?
    One's a giant imploded star and the other is a air hole in grass.
Original: Made up joke
03 Jan 1999
... I wish you a hopeful Christmas, I wish you a great New Year;
    All anguish pain and sadness, leave your heart and let your road be clear
Lyric: Greg Lake, 'I Believe In Father Christmas'
03 Jan 1999
... What's the difference between a worm hole and a black hole ?
    One's a giant imploded star and the other is a air hole in grass.
Original: Made up joke
03 Jan 1999
... I wish you a hopeful Christmas, I wish you a great New Year;
    All anguish pain and sadness, leave your heart and let your road be clear
Lyric: Greg Lake, 'I Believe In Father Christmas'
03 Jan 1999
... What's the difference between a worm hole and a black hole ?
    One's a giant imploded star and the other is a air hole in grass.
Original: Made up joke
07 Mar 1999
... I don't feel small, and insignificant anymore
Lyric: Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman, 'The Burgundy Rose'
11 Jul 2000
... I'm raw meat, for the balcony. Is that all I am, all I'll ever be ?
Lyric: Fish, 'Raw Meat'
02 Jan 2001
... Resolution: I will be a happy bunny.
Original: Trying to be less frustrated at usenet
25 Mar 2001
... CSA.* denizens: FOAD
Original: Based on frustration at usenet
25 Mar 2001
... Resolution: I will be a happy bunny.
Original: Trying to be less stressed at usenet
26 Mar 2001
... CSA.* denizens: FOAD
Original: Based on frustration at usenet
07 Apr 2001
... s/Napster/Cheese/g
Original: Joke, referring to the usenet posting
09 Apr 2001
... CSA.* denizens: FOAD
Original: Based on frustration at usenet
24 Apr 2001
... Oh, didn't I say ? I hate StrongEd.
Original: Unknown derivation
25 Apr 2001
... CSA.* denizens: FOAD
Original: Based on frustration at usenet
10 May 2001
... Eyes to the heavens, screaming at the sky;
    Trying to send you messages, but choking on goodbye.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'Heroes Never Die'
10 May 2001
... CSA.* denizens: FOAD
Original: Based on frustration at usenet
11 May 2001
... Eyes to the heavens, screaming at the sky;
    Trying to send you messages, but choking on goodbye.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'Heroes Never Die'
30 May 2002
... There are things that I wish for and things that I need.
    I need the things I wish for.
Original: Comment on myself
30 May 2002
... Eyes to the heavens, screaming at the sky;
    Trying to send you messages, but choking on goodbye.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'Heroes Never Die'
04 Mar 2003
[ possibly the most pointless tagline ever ]
Original: Randomly made up
06 Mar 2003
[ another pointless tagline ]
Original: Randomly made up
10 Mar 2003
[ Most pointless cack ]
Original: Randomly made up
11 Mar 2003
[ Some may sing the wrong words to the wrong melodies;
  it's little things like this that matter to me ]
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Stolen Car'
12 Apr 2003
... I may whitter but you don't have to listen.
Original: Referring to usenet posting
15 Apr 2003
... I wouldn't want to be you
Lyric: Deacon Blue, 'Your Town'
17 Apr 2003
... You're tearing me apart. Crushing me inside.
    You used to lift me up. Now you get me down.
Lyric: Archive, 'Again'
18 Apr 2003
... Look into the mirror of your soul; love and heart are one and all
Lyric: Enigma, 'I Love you, I'll kill you'
27 Apr 2003
... User-Agent: Jungle Monkey/1.6
Original: Probably a random joke
29 Apr 2003
... You keep on walking on the other side
Lyric: Roxette, 'Stars'
30 Apr 2003
... Posted message probably won't be read by anyone.  You sure ?
Original: My slightly modified version of Pine asked this when posting to Usenet for the laugh
02 May 2003
... It's no fun, being an illegal alien
Lyric: Genesis, 'Illegal Alien'
06 May 2003
... Just an expression across a crowded room, brings a tear to my eye;
    And the loneliness that creeps inside my heart, is crushed for a while.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'Please'
08 May 2003
... In his head a thunderous cry of desperation,
    tearing voices from his past scream for his attention.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'The Perfect Element'
08 May 2003
... You claim I don't know you. But I know you well.
    I read in those ash eyes we've been through hell.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Ashes'
12 May 2003
... These things I remember. These things I forget.
    I miss you. I guess that I should.
Lyric: Counting Crows, 'Raining In Baltimore'
14 May 2003
... An endless army of mirrors, out of control, reflecting people to death.
    Blindness and then death. And the mirrors kept getting larger.
Lyric: Pandora's Box, 'I've been dreaming up a storm lately'
14 May 2003
... I thought I'd seen hell, thought I knew it all;
    Now I know too well, hell is to wake up.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Reconciliation'
15 May 2003
... In violent times, you shouldn't have to sell your soul.
Lyric: Tears For Fears, 'Shout'
18 May 2003
... Je ne dors plus.
Lyric: Enigma, 'Mea Culpa'
19 May 2003
... "Hand grenades" ? Why ?!
Unknown; could be referring to something on TV
22 May 2003
... Yesterday the sun shone on a party. And everybody shone at the sun.
    But now I'm alone, the sky is turning grey.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'The Spirit Of Autumn Past'
22 May 2003
... Suddenly everything is wrong; have I really been gone so long ?
Lyric: IQ, 'Fading Senses'
22 May 2003
... Exile; you've shown no mercy
Lyric: Arena, 'Witch Hunt'
22 May 2003
... In a time when the sun descends alone, I ran along long way from home.
Lyric: Roxette, 'Fading Like A Flower'
23 May 2003
... Purr, purr, purr
Original: Cat sleeping on my lap
23 May 2003
... Purr, purr, purr.
Original: Cat sleeping on my lap
27 May 2003
... I hope that you know that I love you.
Original: Unknown derivation
27 May 2003
... Eek.
Original: Unknown derivation
27 May 2003
... Yes, I love you little kitten, but I'm not feeding you again.
Original: Grendel pestering for food
27 May 2003
... Heavenly eyes, world at your finger tips
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, The Last Climb (misquoted)
28 May 2003
... You're sitting on my arm, cat. That makes it hard to type.
Original: Greebo sleeping on my lap
28 May 2003
... Why ! With poison so strong in our hearts, why ?!
Lyric: Arena, 'Painted Man'
28 May 2003
... Take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight
Lyric: Pet Shop Boys, 'Suburbia'
28 May 2003
... You're done this to yourself; there's nowhere else to turn.
Lyric: Arena, 'Cutting the cards'
28 May 2003
... Tonight is forever; tell me now you don't disagree.
Lyric: Pet Shop Boys, 'Tonight Is Forever'
28 May 2003
... What have I, what have I done to deserve this ?
Lyric: Pet Shop Boys, 'What Have I Done To Diserve This'
29 May 2003
... No dream is ever lost if you never cease to try.
Lyric: Moody Blues, 'Slings and Arrows'
01 Jun 2003
... Get out my life (I know I failed you, just let me try again).
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Honeymoon Suite'
02 Jun 2003
... You're dangerous, 'cos you're honest.
Lyric: U2, 'Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses'
11 Jun 2003
... I'm the girl, you know me.
Lyric: Heather Nove, 'I'm the Girl'
12 Jun 2003
... Turn around and walk away; everything will go your way.
Lyric: Natalie Imbruglia, 'Pigeons And Crumbs'
12 Jun 2003
... Don't you think that maybe it's time you started thinking ?
Lyric: Natalie Imbruglia, 'Don't You Think'
14 Jun 2003
... And in my memory, only just begun to understand the reasons why
Lyric: IQ, 'The Wrong Side Of Weird'
15 Jun 2003
... You walked into my house last night, I couldn't help but notice,
    a light that was long gone still burning strong.
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Stolen Car'
15 Jun 2003
... Everything is wonderful, being here is heavenly
Lyric: Danny Wilson, 'Mary's Prayer'
16 Jun 2003
... Hang to the rail, caught within the storm, watch for the jagged land.
Lyric: Arena, 'Sirens'
17 Jun 2003
... Now who can you turn to, when it's all black and white
Lyric: Bryan Adams, 'Somebody'
17 Jun 2003
... We had not realised that there'd be all this killing.
Lyric: Grey Lady Down, 'Battlefields Of Counterpane'
17 Jun 2003
... Ain't no use in complaining, when you've got a job to do.
Lyric: Bryan Adams, 'Summer of '69'
17 Jun 2003
... 'cos when the feeling's right, I'm gonna stay all night.
Lyric: Bryan Adams, 'Run To You'
28 Jun 2003
... Always confusing the thoughts in my head; so I can't trust myself anymore
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Going Under'
01 Jul 2003
... These wounds won't seem to heal, the pain is just too real
Lyric: Evanescence, 'My Immortal'
02 Jul 2003
... In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby
    I lie inside myself for hours and watch my purple sky fly over me
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Imaginary'
02 Jul 2003
... I believe in you; I'll give everything just to find you.
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Taking Over Me'
03 Jul 2003
... So how do we now come to be afraid of sunlight ?
Lyric: Marillion, 'Afraid Of Sunlight'
05 Jul 2003
... Just what we all need - more lies about a world that never was and
    never will be.
Lyric: Fallen, 'Everybody's Fool'
08 Jul 2003
... Some days I cry alone, but I know I'm not the only one.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Falling Again'
08 Jul 2003
... Lying here I can see, sprawled out in front of me, a man lying dead
    with a hole in head.
Lyric: Final Conflict, 'Last Act'
08 Jul 2003
... The streets are lonely and the doorways they only cover the dead.
Lyric: Final Conflict, 'Last Act'
10 Jul 2003
... Hello, this is your mind; giving you someone to talk to
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Hello'
19 Jul 2003
... Will you be on the other side ? Or will you forget me.
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Tourniquet'
19 Jul 2003
... How can I tell you, how can I explain ?
    I want your love, I need a change in me
Lyric: Seal, 'Violet'
19 Jul 2003
... Has to be a big thing, that' bringing me to my knees.
Lyric: Roxette, 'The Big L'
20 Jul 2003
... For the fashionably - for the terminally - insane.
Lyric: Marillion, 'Fugazi'
25 Jul 2003
... I am the king, the nation, no dicators or religions
    No laws laid down for me, I have my own liberty inside of me
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'To Myself I turned'
30 Jul 2003
... I'm here. Your every fear. I am a living part of you.
Lyric: Grey Lady Down, 'Paper Chains'
04 Aug 2003
... I could feel that you were so close. I can feel you when the wind blows.
Lyric: Belinda Carlisle, 'Runaway Horses'
04 Aug 2003
... One of us might drown in this deep devotion.
Lyric: Belinda Carlisle, 'Deep deep ocean' (seemingly incorrect words)
05 Aug 2003
... Would I lie to you ? Did I lie to you ?
Unknown: Possibly Madonna 'Candy Perfume Girl'
05 Aug 2003
... How will they hear ? When will they learn ? How will they know ?
Lyric: Madonna, 'Live To Tell'
06 Aug 2003
... Without a soul, my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold.
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Bring Me To Life'
06 Aug 2003
... Just what we all need - more lies about a world that never was and
    never will be.
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Everybody's Fool'
06 Aug 2003
... I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side.
Lyric: Savage Garden, 'Affirmation'
07 Aug 2003
... <guitar solo>
Unknown: something musical obviously
07 Aug 2003
... Take the motion from a spinning wheel, and watch it stop.
Lyric: Genesis, 'Way Of The World'
07 Aug 2003
... I never understood you. However hard I tried.
Lyric: Genesis, 'If That's What You Need'
22 Aug 2003
... Falling on my head like a new emotion
Lyric: Eurythmics, 'Here Comes The Rain Again'
31 Aug 2003
... I'm thinking of you in my sleep
Lyric: Archive, 'Goodbye'
31 Aug 2003
... Does anybody want to take me on ?
Lyric: Archive, 'Meon'
31 Aug 2003
... Gentle voice that talks to you, won't talk forever.
Lyric: Ace Of Base, 'All That She Wants'
31 Aug 2003
... dd-dd-dd-dd-dd-dd-dd-dd-dd-dd-dd
Unknown: probably an instrumental section
31 Aug 2003
... Mama said it'd be alright, if I kept it all to myself.
Unknown: believed to be a lyric
31 Aug 2003
... Now, for some reason this feels wrong. Didn't I use to have a wall there ?
Unknown: probably an original from a dream ?
31 Aug 2003
... We live in the free world.
Lyric: Ace Of Base, 'Life Is A Flower'
03 Sep 2003
... So I will light a candle for you. Keep it burning in the night.
    And pray that you are alright.
Lyric: Chris Rea, 'Candles'
04 Sep 2003
... I often wonder, how we look in other people's eyes.
Lyric: Paul Carrack, 'One Good Reason'
04 Sep 2003
... I can't seem to find myself again. My walls are closing in.
Lyric: Linkin Park, 'Crawling'
16 Sep 2003
... Hmm. Displaying just the back of a CD looks less useful.
Original: Commenting on !AMInfo's broken code that selected CoverBack in preference to CoverFront
19 Sep 2003
... Back later, I've got a few million 'MS Security update' emails to delete
Original: Lots of spam arriving here
24 Sep 2003
... You know you have me to keep at will
Lyric: Black, 'It's Not You Lady Jane'
24 Sep 2003
... Since you've been gone I've been lost without a trace, I dream at
    night I can only see your face...
Lyric: The Police, 'Every Breath You Take'
27 Sep 2003
... <musical interlude>
Unknown: Something musical
28 Sep 2003
... EMUSTFINDMUSICWITHWORDS
Original: Error codes in unix-like systems are generally prefixed by 'E' and given completely in capitals
28 Sep 2003
... You've crossed over the river
Lyric: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe, 'Order Of The Universe'
29 Sep 2003
... I scratched the surface to find someone wicked and blind.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Idioglossia'
04 Oct 2003
... Us and them. And after all we're only ordinary men.
Lyric: Pink Floyd, 'Us and Them'
05 Oct 2003
... Anyone know how to remove a cat from a drainpipe ?
Original: Trying to decide the best way to deal with a cat after he's got stuck on the roof
05 Oct 2003
... Ben!! You're on fire!
Unknown: could have been something on TV
07 Oct 2003
... Don't be afraid to touch me, babe.
Lyric: Simply Red, 'It's Only Love'
07 Oct 2003
... You're too important for anyone.
    There's something wrong with everything you see.
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Where Will You Go'
08 Oct 2003
... When the morning comes, where will I go ?
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Sugar'
09 Oct 2003
... I have to choose, do I want to live here ?
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'To Myself I Turned'
10 Oct 2003
... Mmm... Hotswapable hard drive.
Original: My comment on implementing a USB Mass Storage Filing System
12 Oct 2003
... Exile. You've shown no mercy.
Lyric: Arena, 'Witch Hunt'
13 Oct 2003
... Some kind of explosion. God if you hear me, throw me a line...
Lyric: Marillion, 'House'
15 Oct 2003
... I'm leaving today, the lights so bright
Unknown: No ideas where this is from
16 Oct 2003
... Time is a valuable thing, watch it tick by as the pendulum swings.
Lyric: Linkin Park, 'In The End'
17 Oct 2003
... It's 2am. And it's raining again. And I'm feeling tired in my heart.
Lyric: Pendragon, '2am'
19 Oct 2003
... I can't believe I actually let them put a snake in my head.
TV: Stargate SG-1, Jack O'Neill
20 Oct 2003
... Fire rages in the streets, and swallows everything it meets.
Lyric: Sheryl Crow, 'Redemption Day'
21 Oct 2003
... We close our eyes, we never lose a game
Lyric: Go West, 'We Close Our Eyes'
22 Oct 2003
... Ode to a lump of green putty that I found in my armpit
Book: Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, a poem by Jeltz
22 Oct 2003
... <drum solo>
Unknown: Something musical, obviously
22 Oct 2003
... Please use the bins and baskets provided.
Unknown: Original random comment I think
23 Oct 2003
... How's it get to be 7pm ? There's something odd happening here.
Original: Comment about time flying
23 Oct 2003
... And every road you take, will lead the same way.
Lyric: Grey Lady Down, 'Without A Trace'
23 Oct 2003
... <purr> <purr> <purr> <pad> <purr> <purr> Oi!!!
Original: Getting frustrated as the cat keeps nuzzling
23 Oct 2003
... You think you've got the perfect plan.
Lyric: Paul Young, 'I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down'
23 Oct 2003
... Linux: The path of the drivers is D:\Linux
Unknown: Possibly from some instructions
25 Oct 2003
... You're the one I think about, time after time.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Make You Mine'
26 Oct 2003
... I'm so creamy. You know you can't resist me.
Advert: Bueno advert, I believe
26 Oct 2003
... Why does twilight make me cry ?
Lyric: Heather, 'Not Only Human'
26 Oct 2003
... Is everything in place for the coup ?
Original: Random comment
27 Oct 2003
... Sure, I understand, but I never will accept...
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Dedication'
27 Oct 2003
... I'm sure that I'd be more productive if I didn't have cats.
Original: General comment about cats
27 Oct 2003
... I thought I'd seen hell, thought I knew it all.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Reconciliation'
27 Oct 2003
... Hmm. That tea's cold.
Original: On discovering that my drink had gone cold
29 Oct 2003
... <click>
Original: Don't know why
31 Oct 2003
... <blank screen>
Original: Don't know why
01 Nov 2003
... This world is spinning around me.
Lyric: Dream Theater, 'Pull Me Under'
01 Nov 2003
... One man come in the name of love.
Lyric: U2, 'Pride (In The Name Of Love)'
02 Nov 2003
... As I turn to go, you looked at me for half a second.
Lyric: Crowded House, 'Into temptation'
03 Nov 2003
... Threads is not something you should be watching when you're 8.
Original: Threads was a TV programme from the 80s about the effects of a nuclear attack on the UK
04 Nov 2003
... Now I will tell you what I've done for you...
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Going Under'
04 Nov 2003
... More damned things to port :-(
Original: Cannot remember what it was that I was porting
04 Nov 2003
... I'm playing games with my heart and soul.
Lyric: Paul Young, 'I'm Only Foolin' Myself'
04 Nov 2003
... You're only fooling yourself.
Lyric: Paul Young, 'I'm Only Foolin' Myself'
05 Nov 2003
... Forget the lights, forget the sounds; you no longer need me round.
Lyric: Arena, 'Jericho'
05 Nov 2003
... When you're giving, the gift denies the greed.
Lyric: Jadis, 'A Life Is All You Need'
05 Nov 2003
... <keyboard solo>
Unknown: Could be anything
06 Nov 2003
... It's hard to type with a cat on your chest.
Original: Exactly as written
06 Nov 2003
... I have no nails. Wah.
Original: I'd bitten my nails too much
06 Nov 2003
... Shut your mouth, I don't need your affection.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Honeymoon Suite'
06 Nov 2003
... "HI, How are you doing ?" - some much terror for just five words.
Email: I discover Caroline's message she sent through a website
06 Nov 2003
... Building castles in the sky.
Lyric: John Miles, 'Plain Jane'
07 Nov 2003
... A lonely voice in the darkness; so pure and soft and scared.
Lyric: Final Conflict, 'Betrial'
07 Nov 2003
... Sure I'll like a few, but I'll leave the rest to play.
Lyric: Scarlet, 'Independent Love Song'
07 Nov 2003
... It was always so simple. Always so clear.
Lyric: Final Conflict, 'All Alone'
07 Nov 2003
... Johnny, we're sorry, won't you come on home.
Lyric: Fine Young Cannibals, 'Johnny Come Home'
07 Nov 2003
... Always you'll be at my show.
Lyric: Blink 182, 'All The Small Things'
08 Nov 2003
... I'm coming home to you, I'm alive, I'm a mess.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'London Rain'
08 Nov 2003
... The tear in my heart as you walk on by      [more than an ocean]
Lyric: T'Pau, 'Heart And Soul'
08 Nov 2003
... When you hear temptation call, it's your heart that takes a fall.
Lyric: Martika, 'Toy Soldiers'
08 Nov 2003
... It just feels good, like poetry.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Doubled Up'
08 Nov 2003
... Feels like, I'm standing in a timeless dream.
Lyric: Donna Lewis, 'I Love You Always Forever'
08 Nov 2003
... Wishful, thinking you might be mine.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Paper Cup'
08 Nov 2003
... Hey little boy is your mother home, did she go out, leave you all alone?
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'I'm On Fire' (live cover)
08 Nov 2003
... I should have split my sides, or spilled my guys, or hit you, or something.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Sugar'
09 Nov 2003
... I hear the traffic move outside.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Wide Screen'
09 Nov 2003
... I need something to cover this blue.
Unknown
10 Nov 2003
... Do NOT flash incompatible firmware over working hardware.
Original: Trying to flash a 'similar' but incorrect firmware on to my MP3 player resulted in a lack of display, lack of USB support and a battery that bubbled at me
11 Nov 2003
... Argh! The silence! I can't take it any more!
Original: I was in a room without any music
12 Nov 2003
... You love her, you need her.
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Feel To Believe'
12 Nov 2003
... Don't want to call my friends, they might wake me from this dream.
Lyric: Dido, 'Here With Me'
13 Nov 2003
... They're crying for help. Help me.
Lyric: Arena, 'Crying For Help IV'
13 Nov 2003
... In the distance, hidden from sight, patiently waiting for me...
Lyric: Arena, 'Solomon'
13 Nov 2003
... Don't offer sympathy when you just walked away.
Lyric: Arena, 'Tears In The Rain'
13 Nov 2003
... Who makes these choices ? Who makes the final stand ?
Lyric: Arena, 'Solomon'
14 Nov 2003
... Why'd you see things your way ?
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'We Can Work It Out' (cover)
14 Nov 2003
... Surely there is someone who will reach out ?
Lyric: Arena, 'Never Ending Night'
17 Nov 2003
... You walk into my house last night, I couldn't help but notice a light
    that was long gone still burning strong.
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Stolen Car'
18 Nov 2003
... I feel loneliness...
Lyric: Enigma, 'I Love You, I'll Kill You'
18 Nov 2003
... Tell me, is it right ?
Lyric: Enigma, 'Silent Warrior'
18 Nov 2003
... I am the one, who guided you this far.
Lyric: Genesis, 'Guide Vocal'
19 Nov 2003
... You think that I can't see right through your eyes.
Lyric: Evanescence, 'Where Will You Go'
21 Nov 2003
... It's not as easy to shoot the tires on a runaway RV as you might think.
TV: X-Files, Mulder trying to explain to Scully their attempts to stop an RV
21 Nov 2003
... Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande.
Lyric: Duran Duran, 'Rio'
22 Nov 2003
... I need a new chair for the computer room for the cat.
Original: What it says
22 Nov 2003
... All the stars in
Lyric: Deacon Blue, 'Queen Of The New Year' (clipped)
22 Nov 2003
... When you're gone I notice all your tiny touches.
Lyric: Deacon Blue, 'Cover From The Sky'
22 Nov 2003
... I know so rarely that things go your way.
Lyric: Deacon Blue, 'Love And Regret'
23 Nov 2003
... Icecream days and fairytales.
Unknown: No idea
23 Nov 2003
... The lovely light of May, girl
Lyric: Deacon Blue, 'I Was Right And You Were Wrong'
23 Nov 2003
... An angel falls so fragile and exposed...
Lyric: Arena, 'An Angel Falls'
23 Nov 2003
... Can't you see I'm praying ?
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Honeymoon Suite'
23 Nov 2003
... How do you do ?
Unknown: Could be a lyric of just a general comment
23 Nov 2003
... Um... well that was utterly pointless.
Original: With reference to the usenet posting which summarised The Wrath Of Kahn from memory
23 Nov 2003
... prrrrr.
Original: Sound of a cat
23 Nov 2003
... <something in italian... hmm... lyrics make less sense like that>
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Senzafine'
23 Nov 2003
... All your life is such a shame; all your love is just dream.
Lyric: Counting Crows, 'A Murder Of One'
23 Nov 2003
... Target locked in.
Unknown: May be a reference to something on TV
24 Nov 2003
... You throw a length of rope; I grab; You hope it's just enough to hang
    myself.
Lyric: Mike And The Mechanics, 'Hanging By A Thread'
24 Nov 2003
... It starts with... one thing, I don't know why...
Lyric: Linkin Park, 'In The End'
24 Nov 2003
... You say don't.
Lyric: Mike And The Mechanics, 'Don't'
24 Nov 2003
... You hear the guns and run for your life.
Lyric: Mike And The Machanics, 'A Call To Arms'
24 Nov 2003
... I am crawling...
Lyric: Linkin Park, 'Crawling'
24 Nov 2003
... In the shadow of your warm and tender love.
Lyric: Chris Rea, 'Your Warm And Tender Love'
25 Nov 2003
.... I've got a memory and I can't forget you.
Lyric: Mike And The Mechanics, 'Going, Going Home'
25 Nov 2003
... How'd it get to 3am ?
Original: Time flies
25 Nov 2003
... $GPGGA,164546.603,5228.2872,N,00036.6197,E,1,04,9.0,-0.5,M,47.0,M,1.2,0000*58
Original: A response from my USB GPS device - my location
26 Nov 2003
... Or wear this pilgrims cloak, or be a common thief.
Lyric: Sting, 'A Thousand Years'
26 Nov 2003
... I still want you.
Lyric: Sting, 'A Thousand Years'
26 Nov 2003
... Purple screen on startup and now I've only got 1M VRAM. Hmm.
Original: Effects of fitting a 2M VRAM module I found lying around
26 Nov 2003
... A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves like galaxies in my head
Lyric: Sting, 'A Thousand Years'
27 Nov 2003
... It's just the ghost of what you really want.
Lyric: Stevie Nicks, 'Ghosts'
27 Nov 2003
... Well maybe I'm just thinking that the rooms are all on fire.
Lyric: Stevie Nicks, 'Rooms On Fire'
27 Nov 2003
... Rising up, I see creation from the sky.
Lyric: Arena, 'Ascension'
27 Nov 2003
... Can I be of any help to you ?
Lyric: Stevie Nicks, 'Long Way To Go'
28 Nov 2003
... That your warm voice won't make another sound.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Dedication'
28 Nov 2003
... I just need you absolutely.
Lyric: , 'Stately Lover'
28 Nov 2003
... Yes, but I couldn't be sure without consulting a dictionary.
TV: Goodnight Sweetheart. Yvonne is trying to understand that Gary is able to travel in time with Ron
28 Nov 2003
... Take a look around you and hold on tight.
Lyric: John Miles, 'Once In Your Life'
28 Nov 2003
... Everything's changing, when I turn around, all out of my control
Lyric: Avril Lavigne, 'Mobile'
28 Nov 2003
... 'cos it's cold outside of your heart.
Lyric: Moody Blues, 'Cold Outside Of Your Heart'
29 Nov 2003
... Past the mission, they're closing every hour.
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Past The Mission'
29 Nov 2003
... Can't what's coming, can't stop what is on its way.
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Bells For Her'
30 Nov 2003
... You might as well resign yourself to try and make a change.
Lyric: Counting Crows, 'I Wish I Was A Girl'
30 Nov 2003
... <click> brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Original: The end of a phone call, I believe
30 Nov 2003
... Seems to me that all the world gets high.
Lyric: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'Tear'
02 Dec 2003
... Never the rainbow.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'Never The Rainbow'
03 Dec 2003
... while they're all downstairs, saying prayers, sing away...
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Icicle'
03 Dec 2003
... Can't be bothered to do my own research, I'm afraid. Need sleep.
Original: Refers to the usenet posting where I could not be bothered to look up exactly which calls were relevant
03 Dec 2003
... Where have all the gigabytes gone ? Gone to archive ports, every one.
Original: On discovering that around 10G was used up with the various versions of the LibXML and derived sources, ports, diffs, binaries and related resources
08 Dec 2003
... I can scream more than your last one.
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Leather'
08 Dec 2003
... And if I die today I'll be the happy phantom.
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Happy Phantom'
10 Dec 2003
... Come to my web said to the spider to the fly.
Lyric: Clive Nolan and Olive Wakeman, 'Dancing Water'
10 Dec 2003
... Running around in a state of delirium.
Lyric: Shadowland, ?
11 Dec 2003
... I have all I want - is that simple enough ?
Lyric: Crowded House, 'Private Universe'
11 Dec 2003
... Darkness.
Original: Probably this just referred to a power cut
12 Dec 2003
... She looked at me, across the room, emerging from a silk cocoon.
Lyric: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 'Affairs Of The Heart'
12 Dec 2003
... We never learn even deserts burn and all politicians lie.
Lyric: Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 'Black Moon'
12 Dec 2003
... It's a bright June afternoon, let's play in the park.
Lyric: Roxette, 'June Afternoon'
13 Dec 2003
... At least we got 40 cigarettes a day and a warm place to sleep.
Unknown: Probably from TV
13 Dec 2003
... Should I wait for you ? My substitute for love ?
Lyric: Madonna, 'Substitute For Love'
15 Dec 2003
... What's your real name ? Sarah Connor.
Original: Random made up comment
15 Dec 2003
... We've got a play to rehearse. Yeah, that's right. A play.
Unknown: Probably a random made up comment
17 Dec 2003
... A price must be paid for your sin and I'm here to collect.
Lyric: IQ, 'Failsafe'
17 Dec 2003
... Well that was a big mess.
Original: In the usenet posting I was confused about the poster's comment and this was an apology
17 Dec 2003
... It's ok, we will stay and be happy.
Lyric: Marillion, 'Estonia'
18 Dec 2003
... In the breeze I can taste a fragrance of this moment.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'The Spirit Of Autumn Past'
19 Dec 2003
... Hello it's me. I'm not at home. If you'd like to reach me, leave me alone.
Lyric: Sheryl Crow, 'A Change Would Do You Good'
21 Dec 2003
... We only hurt the ones we love.
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Don't Need A Reason'
21 Dec 2003
... Today is whatever I want it to be.
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Central Reservation'
26 Dec 2003
... Whatever you do, don't pay the ferryman....
Lyric: Chris de Burgh, 'Don't Pay The Ferryman'
26 Dec 2003
... "That may be the best pirate I've ever seen"
Film: Pirates Of The Caribbean
26 Dec 2003
... Nothing really matters.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Nothing Really Matters'
27 Dec 2003
... tick, tock, tick, tock. Maybe I ride, maybe you walk.
Lyric: REM, 'Drive'
27 Dec 2003
... In the heart of the darkness, a light still burns.
Lyric: Joe Walsh , 'A Future To This Life'
27 Dec 2003
... Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till
    it's gone...
Lyric: Joni Mitchell, 'Big Yellow Taxi'
28 Dec 2003
... 7 lords a leaping; I'm getting tired; 5 gold rings.
Lyric: Alvin and the Chipmunks, '12 Days Of Christmas' (10th day, misquoted)
29 Dec 2003
... <instrumental>
Unknown: Could be many things
29 Dec 2003
... So I listen to the radio, and all the songs we used to know.
[ hang on... doesn't that mean that you don't know the songs any more ? ]
Lyric: The Corrs, 'Radio'
30 Dec 2003
... Do I mention that you should never call a disc 'tt' ?
Original: If you have a disc called 'tt' then it's possible that a redirection in C might fail because :tt means the output stream when opened
30 Dec 2003
... Yet the freedom you seek will turn this tortured world around.
Lyric: Jadis, 'No Sacrifice'
30 Dec 2003
... No, don't sit there - those are clean.
Original: Greebo, sitting on the clean clothes on my bed
06 Mar 2004
... I wouldn't want to be you. Mostly not even near you.
Lyric: Deacon Blue, 'Your Town'
08 Mar 2004
... I got a headache, y'know. You want it ?
Original: As it says
10 Mar 2004
... Nothing really matters; love is all we need.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Nothing Really Matters'
10 Mar 2004
... I didn't have much to believe in. I'll search the world for you.
Lyric: Belinda Carlisle, 'Whatever It Takes'
23 Mar 2004
... They lost their god. They lost their smile.
Lyric: Enigma, 'Silent Warrior'
29 Mar 2004
... Shadows with no substance in the shape of men, round and down and
    sideways they go.
Lyric: Genesis, 'Home By The Sea'
30 Mar 2004
... Silently calling, I hear myself speak.
Lyric: Arena, 'Sirens'
05 Apr 2004
... Don't make the same mistakes, the ones that I have made.
Lyric: Mike and the Mechanics, 'Always Listen To Your Heart'
05 Apr 2004
... If it had to be just two of us, I'm glad it's you and me.
Unknown: No ideas where this is from
05 Apr 2004
... and it's safe to assume that you'll be leaving me soon.
Lyric: Mike And The Mechanics, 'Asking (For The Last Time)'
06 Apr 2004
... <words I don't know>
Unknown: Might be Estoy Aqui
06 Apr 2004
... It's time to pick up the pieces, move back to square one.
Lyric: Dream Theater, 'Take The Time'
06 Apr 2004
... Your candy perfume girl.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Candy Perfume Girl'
06 Apr 2004
... Travelling down this road, watching the signs as we go.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Sky Fits Heaven'
15 Apr 2004
... I'll be your sun coming up.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Make You Mine'
15 Apr 2004
... When the morning comes, where will I go ?
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Sugar'
15 Apr 2004
... And you tell me that I don't love you. You know that it's just not true.
Lyric: A-ha, 'And You Tell Me'
21 Apr 2004
... Did you want some dumplings or some sweet and sour naked lady ?
Original: No idea where this is from, but I'm pretty sure it's a sentence that just popped in to my head
25 Apr 2004
... So you go and you stand on your own. And you leave on your own.
    And you go home. And you cry and you want to die.
Lyric: The Smiths, 'How Soon Is Now'
25 Apr 2004
... Bright light! Bright light!
TV: Gremlins; Gizmo says this for direct sunlight
26 Apr 2004
... Freedom comes when you learn to let go. Creation comes when you learn
    to say no.
Lyric: Madonna, 'The Power Of Goodbye'
02 May 2004
... We're just a needle in a boundless ocean.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'Boundless Ocean'
02 May 2004
... I'm crying and I don't know; watching the sky, I search for an answer.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Falling Again'
18 May 2004
... These walls built to stand come-what-may, lie shattered in the ashes
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'The Perfect Element'
20 May 2004
... You are still the air that I breathe.
Lyric: Belinda Carlisle, 'Leave A Light On'
22 May 2004
... Sleep tonight, and may your dreams be realised.
Lyric: U2, 'MLK'
23 May 2004
... The sky isn't always blue; the sun doesn't always shine;
    It's alright to fall apart sometimes.
Lyric: Robert Miles, 'One and One'
23 May 2004
... Every now and then you hold me; and now and then, you're there.
Lyric: Archive, 'Now And Then'
23 May 2004
... You forgot, I really like to think.
Lyric: Archive, 'Well Known Sinner'
24 May 2004
... I said I love you and I swear I still do. It must have been so bad,
    'cos livin' with me must have damn near killed you.
Lyric: Nickelback, 'How You Remind Me'
31 May 2004
... Eyes to the heavens, screaming at the sky;
    Trying to send you messages, but choking on goodbye.
Lyric: Mostly Autumn, 'Heroes Never Die'
02 Jun 2004
... The circus has fallen down on
Lyric: Counting Crows, 'Raining In Baltimore' (clipped)
03 Jun 2004
... Is it getting better, or do you feel the same ?
Lyric: U2, 'One'
03 Jun 2004
... I know you feel an obligation to an emotional state of mind.
Lyric: Belinda Carlisle, 'Live Your Life Be Free'
04 Jun 2004
... There's a battle ahead; many battles are lost.
Lyric: Paul Young, 'Don't Dream It's Over'
07 Jun 2004
... "Fascinating"
Unknown: I have no idea what this refers to
08 Jun 2004
... Some may sing the wrong words to the wrong melody.
    It's little things like this that matter to me.
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Stolen Car'
09 Jun 2004
... I recommend walking around naking in your living room.
Lyric: Alanis Morissette, 'You Learn'
10 Jun 2004
... I'm powerless to change your world; I'm powerless to stop the hurt.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Heart And Shoulder'
14 Jun 2004
... I'm frustrated by your apathy.
Lyric: Alanis Morissette, 'All I Really Want'
15 Jun 2004
... For the want of a nail, we lost the day.
Lyric: Grey Lady Down, 'The Nail'
17 Jun 2004
... Don't underestimate what I've retained.
Lyric: IQ, 'The Darkest Hour'
21 Jun 2004
.. Of all the dreams set so far aside, you are the one I miss the most.
Unknown: No idea where this is from
21 Jun 2004
... Things to do when bored #4: Design MP3 inline meta data streaming protocol.
Original: I had an idea for how to design a completely transparent Out Of Band stream for MP3s so I wrote a specification for it
22 Jun 2004
... Take it away and everything will be ok.
Lyric: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'Dosed'
23 Jun 2004
... All I want is to break my circle of regrets.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Circle'
23 Jun 2004
... A new found revelation, as freedom takes your hand.
Lyric: Jadis, 'Wonderful World'
23 Jun 2004
... Today I'm drawing circles in my memory, in the pages of my life.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Circle'
24 Jun 2004
... Highest branch on the apple tree, was my favourite place to be.
Lyric: Crowded House, 'Private Universe'
29 Jun 2004
... It's never sure; it's never pure; it always hurts.
Lyric: Archive, 'Fool'
10 Jul 2004
... Would it hurt her if she didn't know ?
Lyric: Bryan Adams, 'Run To You'
11 Jul 2004
... I got time to waste on you.
Lyric: Archive, 'Waste'
29 Jul 2004
... Warning: Core breach much sooner than you might think.
TV: A Star Trek episode (Voyager, I believe) which is taking place entirely in an unreal world - possibly the holo-suite
01 Aug 2004
... Another hundred things to get glad about.
Lyric: Deacon Blue, 'Twist And Shout'
03 Aug 2004
... but I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
Lyric: U2, 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'
04 Aug 2004
... Maybe there's a light that's always on.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'Not Only Human'
04 Aug 2004
... I wanna fall down.
Lyric: Archive, 'Sleep'
09 Aug 2004
... And I never really sleep anymore.
Lyric: Pandora's Box, 'It Just Won't Quit'
12 Aug 2004
... It's never sure. It's never pure. It always hurts.
Lyric: Archive, 'Fool'
12 Aug 2004
... I have got to find the river.
Lyric: REM, 'Find The River'
12 Aug 2004
... Endless thoughts and questions keep me awake, it's much too late.
Lyric: Pet Shop Boys, 'Jealousy'
13 Aug 2004
... All at once you changed my life.
Lyric: Pet Shop Boys, 'Was It Worth It'
25 Aug 2004
... Some may sing the wrong words to the wrong melodies;
    It's little things like this that matter to me.
Lyric: Beth Orton, 'Stolen Car'
25 Aug 2004
... "isn't corollary a heart disease?"
Talker: Someone on the talker said this and it amused me a lot
25 Aug 2004
... Head go spinny, spinny, spin-spin.
Original: This is the effect of not enough sleep
25 Aug 2004
... Every generation blames the one before.
Lyric: Mike And The Mechanics, 'The Living Years'
13 Sep 2004
... No longer lost and out in the cold.
Unknown: I think it's a lyric, but can't find what it might be
14 Sep 2004
... Don't say you love me; don't say you need me.
Lyric: Natalie Imbruglia, 'Wishing I Was There'
16 Sep 2004
... Every day I see you; every day I need you.
Lyric: Stevie Nicks, 'Every Day'
28 Sep 2004
... I guess it's the price of love; I know it's not cheap.
Lyric: U2, 'Ultraviolet'
29 Sep 2004
... It's time, to break free. We need to celebrate some mystery.
Lyric: A-ha, 'Dark Is The Night'
29 Sep 2004
... Brothers, sisters, where are you now ?
Lyric: Simple Minds, 'Belfast Child'
30 Sep 2004
... All my life I've been waiting for you to bring a fairy tale my way.
Lyric: Anastacia, 'Left Outside Alone'
30 Sep 2004
... Tearing me away from the quiet; the silence of my soul.
Lyric: Archive, 'Sleep'
30 Sep 2004
... I'm sick and tired of always being sick and tired.
Lyric: Anastacia, 'Sick And Tired'
11 Oct 2004
... Did I not tell you I'm not like that ?
Lyric: Avril Lavigne, 'Don't Tell Me'
12 Oct 2004
... Too much Mr Do is bad for your health, I feel.
Original: Playing Mr Do on MAME
13 Oct 2004
... What it all comes down to, is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine.
Lyric: Alanis Morissette, 'Hand In My Pocket'
13 Oct 2004
... Everything I give you, all comes back to me.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Nothing Really Matters'
13 Oct 2004
... Stephanie - change colour ?
Film: Short Circuit. After number five comes into the bathroom and sees that Stephanie is in the bath
13 Oct 2004
... Beautiful stars. Better see.
Film: Short Circuit. Number five looking at the stars
23 Oct 2004
... You changed your name. You changed your face. You moved a thousand
    miles away. But you can't escape. No it's too late.
Lyric: Grey Lady Down, 'Paper Chains'
23 Oct 2004
... $row[$rows++] = [ @colstr ]; # ick
Original: One of the more evil lines from the Perl processor that converts the IANA assignments to a StrongHelp manual
23 Oct 2004
... Don't worry the rain will wash the chalk marks from the ground.
Lyric: Better Than Ezra, 'One More Murder'
23 Oct 2004
... <guitar solo>
Unknown: Could be anything
25 Oct 2004
... She's got a club on the moon.
Lyric: Roxette, 'Joyride'
25 Oct 2004
... She opened up her eyes and thought 'oh what a morning'.
Lyric: Ace Of Base, 'All That She Wants'
28 Oct 2004
... Keep the frigging camera still, fools.
Original: My irritation at the production of Battlestar Galactica
28 Oct 2004
... Silence. Except the laptop fan. Aww.
Original: After a power cut the server needed to check its discs, and during that time it can't serve out my MP3s, so no music
01 Nov 2004
... It must have been good but I lost it somehow.
Lyric: Roxette, 'It Must Have Been Love'
01 Nov 2004
... I need to sleep. It's been a whole week.
Lyric: Archive, 'Sleep'
02 Nov 2004
... No, I'm not trying to win friends.
Original: Reference to the usenet posting, although as Google appears to not know it, it is possible that I thought better of it and did not post such an inflamatory message
02 Nov 2004
... 'missles' ?
Original: A typo in the Diesel Sweeties comic provoked this
09 Nov 2004
... I run off where the drifts grow deeper.
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Winter'
09 Nov 2004
... The problem with building an empire comes when you forget you need
    to irrigate your fields from a river.
Original: Whilst playing Civilisation III and forgetting simple rules
12 Nov 2004
... You'd better run all day and run all night.
Lyric: Pink Floyd, 'Run'
12 Nov 2004
... In the suitcase on the left you'll find my favourite axe.
Lyric: Pink Floyd, 'One Of My Turns'
12 Nov 2004
... /dev/hda3 interrupt lost.
Original: A harddisc failed in the server. It wasn't good
13 Nov 2004
... Every finger in the room is pointing at me.
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Crucify'
13 Nov 2004
... In the shade of the willow tree, creeps are crawling over me.
Lyric: U2, 'Staring At The Sun'
13 Nov 2004
... Well I wouldn't date you, but that's mostly because of your looks.
Unknown: It's possible that this is a quote from TV; something like Coupling
13 Nov 2004
... Hello, hello, hello... is there anybody in there ?
Lyric: Pink Floyd, 'Comfortably Numb'
14 Nov 2004
... I was wrong, now I find just one thing makes me forget.
Lyric: Neil Diamond, 'Red Red Wine'
14 Nov 2004
... Does it have to be /this/ White House ?
TV: Ainsley Hayes talking about being asked to serve the White House
14 Nov 2004
... Outside the rain fell dark and slow.
Lyric: Pink Floyd, 'Coming Back To Life'
14 Nov 2004
... Amusingly, I just noticed a further minor one in that RFC that I had
    missed first time ('ocrrcelty').
Original: Referring to the usenet posting which referenced RFC 1437 which involves the 'matter-transfer' content types
15 Nov 2004
... I must be an acrobat to talk like this, and act like that.
Lyric: U2, 'Acrobat'
16 Nov 2004
... They say "Martin, maybe one day you'll find true love." I say "Maybe".
Lyric: ABC, 'The Look Of Love part 1'
16 Nov 2004
... I'm sure it's true.
Unknown
17 Nov 2004
... Grandpa says, they're happy now.
Lyric: Chris Rea, 'Tell Me There's A Heaven'
18 Nov 2004
... "Can we not have this newsgroup free of insults and swearing ?"
Usenet: An individual had decided to make a rather unjustified attack on a well known and respected individual on the CSA.* ground. My posting addressed the issues he attempted to spuriously raise. The quote in the tagline is a line that the individual had used on another newsgroup against attacks by people.
18 Nov 2004
... It's just one big waste of my time.
Lyric: The Corrs, 'The Right Time'
23 Nov 2004
... I close my eyes; I need to have your protection.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Skin'
02 Dec 2004
... Why do you always end up down at Nick's Cafe ?
    I don't know, the wind just kinda pushed me this way.
Lyric: Robbie Robertson, 'Somewhere Down That Crazy River'
02 Dec 2004
... Ah the joys of wireless networking.
Original: Probably I was having fun with the STD wireless adapter
02 Dec 2004
... I'd like to help you doctor, yes I really really would, but the din in
    my head - it's too much and it's no good.
Lyric: Suzanne Vega, 'Blood Makes Noise'
03 Dec 2004
... Don't worry the rain will wash the chalk marks from the ground.
Lyric: Better Than Ezra, 'One More Murder'
03 Dec 2004
... I was hoping we could be alone... after all, my mum...
Unknown: I don't know what this refers to and I don't think it's anything private that was happening with me
03 Dec 2004
... Idiots!
Original: Direct reference to the usenet article, calling the individuals in questions 'idiots'
03 Dec 2004
... Walk away, walk away; I will follow.
Lyric: U2, 'I Will Follow'
03 Dec 2004
... Let me show you the way, it's a game that we play
Lyric: Natasha Thomas, 'Let Me Show The Way', which was used on an advert for a perfume and sounded rather cute
03 Dec 2004
... Or we get blocks of wood and we raise the bed by 2 inches.
Original: I believe this was a reference to fitting more things under the beds
03 Dec 2004
... And the courage in your hands will guide you on.
Lyric: Celtus, 'The Pilgrim'
03 Dec 2004
... La-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la
    (tagline is today guarenteed to be non-inflamatory and not to be
    misinterpreted :-) )
Original: Random line
05 Dec 2004
... Hello it's me, I'm not at home. If you'd like to reach me, leave me alone.
Lyric: Sheryl Crow, 'A Change Would Do You Good'
06 Dec 2004
... Their's is a different dream; their freedom light don't shine at all.
Lyric: Chris Rea, 'Candles'
08 Dec 2004
... Give it here, I'm great at opening chocolate.
Original: I believe this was a phrase used by someone in trying to open some chocolates - and then they were unable to do so
09 Dec 2004
... She has kept me wondering for so long, how this thing could go wrong.
Lyric: Roxette, 'Vulnerable'
11 Dec 2004
... It's only right that you should play the way you feel
Lyric: The Corrs, 'Dreams'
12 Dec 2004
... Never forget who you are, little star.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Little Star'
13 Dec 2004
... At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet,
    and a freight train running through the middle of my head.
Lyric: Heather Nova, 'I'm On Fire'
17 Dec 2004
... Fly, I just want to live. Life is all mine.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Falling Again'
17 Dec 2004
... It's quite boggling really.
Original: Direct reference to the usenet posting, questioning why an individual would release things under a license they didn't understand and without knowing what rights they had is beyond me.
19 Dec 2004
... When you said that you wanted an honest man, were you refering to
    Bobo the Gardener ?
Lyric: Galleon, 'Bobo The Gardener'
20 Dec 2004
... When you hang up that phone, well you cease to exist.
Lyric: Fleetwood Mac, 'Welcome to the room, Sara'
20 Dec 2004
... uh, yeah, it's christmas... sorry for silly.
Original: Direct reference to the usenet posting
20 Dec 2004
... You never did see such a terrible thing as was seen last night on the TV.
    Maybe if we're luck they will show it again, such a terrible thing to see.
Lyric: Genesis, 'The Last Domino'
25 Dec 2004
... Spinny heads make for pretty lights when walking.
Original: Speaks for itself
27 Dec 2004
... Like a rhinestone cowboy.
Lyric: Various people, 'Rhinestone Cowboy'
27 Dec 2004
... Walk away, walk away. I will follow.
Lyric: U2, 'I Will Follow'
02 Jan 2005
... The last person we spoke to wasn't so cooperative and lost their head.
Original: I believe this is a reference to a dream I had
02 Jan 2005
... Unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers;
    trumpets, towers and tenements, wide oceans full of tears.
Lyric: Waterboys, 'The Whole Of The Moon'
02 Jan 2005
... And I must learn to not start sentences with a conjunction.
Original: Just a joke
08 Jan 2005
... "Deletion of modules considered harmful"
Original: Referring to the usenet posting, the 'x considered harmful' style of name is generally known for documents raising a (possibly spurious) danger about something.
10 Jan 2005
... It's not enough to make the nightmares go away.
    It's not enough to make the tears run dry.
Lyric: Pandora's Box, 'Original Sin'
12 Jan 2005
... Take a leap of faith, if you want to find out.
Lyric: Arena, 'Chosen'
14 Jan 2005
... All that is now, and all that is gone, and all that's to come
Lyric: Pink Floyd, 'Eclipse'
14 Jan 2005
... You've cross the line this time, you've thrown it all away.
Lyric: Arena, 'Witch Hunt'
14 Jan 2005
... It just never ends, here we go again.
Lyric: Anastacia, 'Seasons Change'
16 Jan 2005
... Standing by the window; eyes upon the moon.
Lyric: Dream Theater, 'Wait For Sleep'
16 Jan 2005
... Why should I care ? You weren't there when I was scared; I was so alone.
Lyric: Avril Lavigne, 'Losing Grip'
21 Jan 2005
... You're on the road, but you've got no destination.
Lyric: U2, 'Beautiful Day'
24 Jan 2005
... I know it's out of fashion, and a trifle uncool.
Lyric: Martha And the Muffins, 'Echo Beach'
24 Jan 2005
... Art brought forth the candle.
Book: Reference to a Terry Pratchett book; this is the family motto of a candlestick maker
24 Jan 2005
... Hmm... maybe * is a reaonable character to accept in a save box.
Original: Referring to the usenet post
04 Feb 2005
... What in the world can make a brown eye'd girl turn blue.
Lyric: Roxette, 'The Look'
04 Feb 2005
... Wah! I must have /something/ else to listen to.
Original: Thinking that I might be running out of things to listen to
04 Feb 2005
... Swaying to the band, moving like a hammer.
Lyric: Roxette, 'Dressed For Success'
04 Feb 2005
... Must have been love, but it's over now.
Lyric: Roxette, 'It Must Have Been Love'
04 Feb 2005
... Hmm. Still playing Roxette. Must change music.
Original: I think I was getting fed up of it
06 Feb 2005
... So much for my happy ending. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Lyric: Avril Lavigne, 'My Happy Ending'
07 Feb 2005
... Qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher ?
Lyric: Enigma, 'Sadeness'
07 Feb 2005
... I'm left holding the torch, and the heat from the flame only leaves me
    in pain.
Lyric: Fine Young Cannibals, 'The Flame'
10 Feb 2005
... I'm impressed; don't like you but I'm impressed.
Lyric: Natalie Imbruglia, 'Impressed'
10 Feb 2005
... We had a bigger world - we had a better view.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Her Voices'
11 Feb 2005
... You've been living underground, eating from a can.
Lyric: U2, 'Mysterious Ways'
13 Feb 2005
... You're seeing all the same re-runs.
Lyric: Final Conflict, 'Mirror Of Lies'
13 Feb 2005
... "Not using an XML parser's 'legacy mode' HTML parser would help."
Original: Refers to the parser in the NetSurf browser being the LibXML's legacy parser
13 Feb 2005
... At night when you turn off all the lights
    There's no place that you can hide
Lyric: Gloria Estefan, 'Rhythem Is Gonna Get You'
15 Feb 2005
... Don't wait until tomorrow.
Lyric: Seal, 'Bring It On'
15 Feb 2005
... You will not speak until spoken to.
Unknown: I don't know where this is from
16 Feb 2005
... Snow can wait - I forgot my mittens.
Lyric: Tori Amos, 'Winter'
17 Feb 2005
... Closing time; open all the doors and let you out into the world.
Lyric: Semisonic, 'Closing Time'
17 Feb 2005
... You know you're missing out on something;
    Well that something depends on you.
Lyric: ABC, 'The Look Of Love'
18 Feb 2005
... You're nothing without me; I wouldn't walk out that door.
Lyric: Belinda Carlisle, 'You're Nothing Without Me'
19 Feb 2005
... Now as I lay me down to sleep, if I should die before I wake...
Lyric: IQ, 'Further Away'
19 Feb 2005
... Leave me alone, I don't belong here; I'm not your candidate.
Lyric: IQ, 'Failsafe'
19 Feb 2005
... Suddenly everything is wrong; have I really been gone so long ?
Lyric: IQ, 'Fading Senses'
19 Feb 2005
... You think you can hide from the life that you made;
    You think you can run from the hell you created.
Lyric: Arena, 'Fools Gold'
19 Feb 2005
... Take no prisoners, for they shall not receive any hope from me.
Lyric: Arena, 'Empire Of A Thousand Days'
20 Feb 2005
... This is a clown's tale; falling over again and again.
Lyric: Arena, 'Tears In The Rain'
20 Feb 2005
... Is it wrong to talk to myself, even when there's nobody else ?
Lyric: Marillion, 'Going Under'
21 Feb 2005
... We dreamed of a world in peace; but killed for a life of ease.
Lyric: Pain Of Salvation, 'Song For The Innocent'
22 Feb 2005
... I'm only hanging on, to watch you go down.
Lyric: U2, 'So Cruel'
22 Feb 2005
... You were acting like it was the end of the world.
Lyric: U2, 'Until The End Of The World'
22 Feb 2005
... I have spoke with the tongue of angels; I have held the hand of a devil.
Lyric: U2, 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'
22 Feb 2005
... I have climbed highest mountain; I have run through the fields.
Lyric: U2, 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'
22 Feb 2005
... Lights go down; it's dark; the jungle is your head.
Lyric: U2, 'Vertigo'
23 Feb 2005
... These city lights, they shine as silver and gold.
Lyric: U2, 'The Unforgettable Fire'
23 Feb 2005
... You to me are everything, the sweetest song that I can sing, oh baby.
Lyric: The Real Thing, 'You To Me Are Everything'
25 Feb 2005
... If you just close your eyes, you can feel the enemy.
Lyric: U2, 'Acrobat'
26 Feb 2005
... There's nothing worthwhile on telly :-(
Original: True comment
27 Feb 2005
... Now the sun breaks through the dark.
Lyric: Tony Banks, 'Raincloud'
28 Feb 2005
... Have we got what it takes, to carry the weight of this concept ?
Lyric: Tasmin Archer, 'Sleeping Satellite'
01 Mar 2005
... Seasoned liars and false messiahs descend.
Lyric: IQ, 'Further Away'
01 Mar 2005
... <slam-'/'> Gawd that really is an awful track.
Unknown: Could be one of many things; keypad-'/' skips to the next track with ControlAMPlayer
01 Mar 2005
... Somewhere in time, you'll see it all the way that I do now.
Lyric: IQ, 'Somewhere In Time'
01 Mar 2005
... Side by side like a rose and thorn.
Lyric: Celtus, 'We Two Are One'
02 Mar 2005
... <cough> <cough> <cough>
Original: I think I was choking
04 Mar 2005
... I swear they're out there.
Lyric: Sheryl Crow, 'Maybe Angels'
04 Mar 2005
... <instrumental> do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do.
Unknown: Could be anything; possibly Semi-charmed life
04 Mar 2005
... Sometimes is never quite enough.
Lyric: Alanis Morissette, 'Perfect'
05 Mar 2005
... ah! it burns!
Original: Believed to be a reference to the pain in creating ResEd CSE components
05 Mar 2005
... You've got fuzzy hair.
Original: Probably a reference to someone around me having fuzzy hair
05 Mar 2005
... And I'm twisting my fingers in my hair.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Veins Of Glass'
05 Mar 2005
... It all became a silly game, some things cannot be bought.
Lyric: Madonna, 'Substitute For Love'
06 Mar 2005
... I want to run; I want to hide;
    I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside.
Lyric: U2, 'Where The Streets Have No Name'
06 Mar 2005
... I want you to know, that you don't need me any more.
Lyric: U2, 'Kite'
06 Mar 2005
... You can live your life lonely, heavy as stone.
Lyric: Pet Shop Boys, 'Love Comes Quickly'
06 Mar 2005
... Walk on. Walk on. What you've got they can't deny it.
Lyric: U2, 'Walk On'
12 Mar 2005
... I can see something in that smile.
Lyric: IQ, 'Further Away'
13 Mar 2005
... Dreams can come true.
Lyric: Gabrielle, 'Dreams'
14 Mar 2005
... I feel it more than ever.
Lyric: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'The Zephyr Song'
14 Mar 2005
... Something just isn't right; I can feel it inside.
Lyric: Avril Lavigne, 'Together'
16 Mar 2005
... All the pain I thought I knew; all these thoughts lead back to you.
Lyric: Avril Lavigne, 'Take Me Away'
16 Mar 2005
... I never bought a Lotto ticket
Lyric: U2, 'The Playboy Mansion'
16 Mar 2005
... What's wrong, what's wrong now ?
Lyric: Avril Lavigne, 'Nobody's Home'
21 Mar 2005
... If I was to walk away from you my love; could I laugh again ?
Lyric: Archive, 'Again'
23 Mar 2005
... The past it haunts you like a ghost.
Lyric: John Wesley, 'To Reach Out'
30 Mar 2005
... A man lies and dreams of green fields and rivers,
    but wakes to a morning with no reason for waking.
Lyric: Pink Floyd, 'Sorrow'
30 Mar 2005
... Blah.
Original: I think I didn't feel like posting anything
30 Mar 2005
... <instrumental>
Unknown: Could have been anything
30 Mar 2005
... I miss those days, I miss those ways.
Lyric: Delta Goodrem, 'Innocent Eyes'
31 Mar 2005
... 14 Shooting Modes.
Unknown: Most likely this is a reference to an advert for a camera
31 Mar 2005
... I've not the answer; I'm crying and I don't know.
Lyric: Lacuna Coil, 'Falling Again'
05 Apr 2005
... I'm thinking of writing a book on stupidity.
Original: I'd done a lot of stupid things and a day earlier I did something which might have been incredibly stupid.
03 May 2005
... In my dream I was drowning my sorrows, but my sorrows they learnt to swim.
Lyric: U2, 'Until The End Of The World'
 

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