More Ebay Madness !!

http://tinyurl.com/cvorob Don't say I didn't warn you... Orpheus

Orpheus wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/cvorob > > Don't say I didn't warn you... Why not just post the link? Kevin M., Prince of Las Vegas "Know your enemy and know yourself; in one-thousand battles you shall never be in peril." -- Sun Tzu, *The Art of War* "Contentment...Complacency...Catastrophe!" -- Joseph Chevalier Please visit VTESville daily! http://vtesville.myminicity.com/

Kevin M. wrote: > Orpheus wrote: >> http://tinyurl.com/cvorob >> >> Don't say I didn't warn you... > > Why not just post the link? To ensure that it doesn't get mangled by USENET. That's the reason sites like tinyurl exist in the first place.

[ quoted text not captured ] Scott, haven't you mourned the eventual loss of data on long-time searches when tinyurl, et.al., are used? I am suprised to hear you defend it now. Orpheus, You could just put < > on either side of the link and it won't get mangled. Like: http://cgi.ebay.com/Madness-cool-band-T-SHIRT-tshirt-all-size_W0QQitemZ200324527570QQihZ010QQcategoryZ15687QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem [ quoted text not captured ]

Kevin M. wrote: > LSJ wrote: >> Kevin M. wrote: >>> Orpheus wrote: >>>> http://tinyurl.com/cvorob >>>> >>>> Don't say I didn't warn you... >>> Why not just post the link? >> To ensure that it doesn't get mangled by USENET. >> >> That's the reason sites like tinyurl exist in the first place. > > Scott, haven't you mourned the eventual loss of data on > long-time searches when tinyurl, et.al., are used? I am > suprised to hear you defend it now. Not that I know of. Anyway, a link to eBay is ephemeral to begin with. The tinyurl will likely outlast that target. > Orpheus, > You could just put < > on either side of the link and it won't get mangled. ... by many programs, although some would still mangle it.

Kevin M. wrote: > LSJ wrote: >> Kevin M. wrote: >>> Orpheus wrote: >>>> http://tinyurl.com/cvorob >>>> >>>> Don't say I didn't warn you... >>> >>> Why not just post the link? >> >> To ensure that it doesn't get mangled by USENET. >> >> That's the reason sites like tinyurl exist in the first place. > > Scott, haven't you mourned the eventual loss of data on > long-time searches when tinyurl, et.al., are used? I am > suprised to hear you defend it now. > > Orpheus, > You could just put < > on either side of the link and it won't get mangled. > > Like: > http://cgi.ebay.com/Madness-cool-band-T-SHIRT-tshirt-all-size i think he was trying to hide the url, so you'd think he was talking about a vtes card, and not making a lame joke about the band Madness. :) -- salem (replace 'hotmail' with 'gmail' to email)

[ quoted text not captured ] Try this next time: http://www.freakinghugeurl.com/index.php

[ quoted text not captured ] Cos you had to tempt me Scott http://www.freakinghugeurl.com/refer.php?count=12&url=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

On Apr 2, 4:04 pm, Blooded Sand <sandm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 2, 2:27 pm, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: > > > > > Salem wrote: > > > Kevin M. wrote: > > >> LSJ wrote: > > >>> Kevin M. wrote: > > >>>> Orpheus wrote: > > >>>>>http://tinyurl.com/cvorob > > > >>>>> Don't say I didn't warn you... > > > >>>> Why not just post the link? > > > >>> To ensure that it doesn't get mangled by USENET. > > > >>> That's the reason sites like tinyurl exist in the first place. > > > >> Scott, haven't you mourned the eventual loss of data on > > >> long-time searches when tinyurl, et.al., are used? I am > > >> suprised to hear you defend it now. > > > >> Orpheus, > > >> You could just put < > on either side of the link and it won't get > > >> mangled. > > > >> Like: > > >>http://cgi.ebay.com/Madness-cool-band-T-SHIRT-tshirt-all-size > > > > i think he was trying to hide the url, so you'd think he was talking > > > about a vtes card, and not making a lame joke about the band Madness. :) > > > Try this next time:http://www.freakinghugeurl.com/index.php > > Cos you had to tempt me Scott > > http://www.freakinghugeurl.com/refer.php?count=12&url=Vm0wd2QyUXlVWGx... and broken down for "readability": http://www.freakinghugeurl.com/refer.php?count=12&url=Vm0wd2QyUXlVWGxXYTJoV1YwZG9WVll3Wkc5alJsWjBUVlp PV0Zac2JETlhhMUpUVmpGYWMySkVUbGhoTWsweFZqQmFTMk15U2tWVWJHaG9UVmhDVVZadGVGWmxSbGw1V kd0c2FsSnRhRzlVVjNOM1pVWmFkR05GZEZSTlZUVkpWbTEwYTFkSFNrZGpTRUpYWVRGYWFGVXhXbXRXTVhCRlZ XeFNUbUY2UlRCV2EyTXhWREZrU0ZOclpHcFRSVXBZV1ZSR2QyRkdjRmRYYlVaclVqRmFTVnBGV2xOVWJGcFlaSHB DVjJFeVRYaFdSRVpyVTBaT2NscEhjRlJTVlhCWlZrWldZV1F4VGtkVmJGWlRZbGhTV0ZSV1dtRmxWbFY1VFZSU1ZrM XJjRmhWTW5SM1ZqSktWVkpZWkZkaGExcFlXa1ZhVDJOc2NFZGhSMnhvVFVoQ1dWWXhXbXROUjFGNVZXNU9XR0pI VWxsWmJGWmhZMVpzY21GRlRsTmlSbkJaV2xWak5XRkdXbk5qU0d4WFRWZG9NMVpxUmtwbGJVWklZVVprYUdFe GNGbFhhMVpoVkRKTmVGcElUbWhTTW5oVVdWUk9RMWRXV1hoYVJFSmFWbXN4TkZkclZtdFhSbVJJWVVac1dtSkd XbWhaTVZwaFpFZE9ObEpyTlZkaVdGRjZWakowVTFVeFduSk5WVlpUWVRGd1dGbHNhRzlOTVZweFVtMUdVMkpWYk RaWGExcHJZVWRGZUdOR2JGaGhNVnBvVmtSS1QyTXlUa1phUjJoVFRXNW9WVmRXVWs5Uk1XUlhWMWhvWVZKRl NtOVVWM1J6VGtaVmVXUkhkRmhTTUhCSlZsZDRjMWR0U2toaFJsSlhUVVp3VkZacVJuZFNNVkp5VGxaT2FWSnRPV E5XYTFwaFZURkZlRmRzYUZSaE1sSnhWVzAxUTFZeFduRlViVGxzWWtad2VGVXlkREJXTVZweVYyeHdXbFpXY0hKW lZXUkdaVWRPU1dKR1pGZFNWWEJ2Vm10U1MxUnRWbGRVYmtwb1VqSm9WRmxZY0Zka01WcDBUVlJDYTAxWFVu cFdNV2h2VjBkS1JrNVdVbFZXYkZZMFZHdGFWMk15UmtoUFZtUnBWbGhDTlZaSGVHRlZNVmw1VWxoc1ZsWkZTbGh XYWs1dllVWmFjVkpzWkZoV2JrSklWVmQ0WVZZeFNrWlNWRVU5