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| Thread ID: 34900 | 2003-06-27 05:57:00 | WFTWE #56....Kakorrhaphiophobia | Susan B (19) | Press F1 |
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| 155585 | 2003-06-27 05:57:00 | Dear Bruvver Billy :x is taking a sabbatical this week and I have had the supreme honour of being asked to keep up the PF1 WFTWE tradition. :8} Since most people are pretty familiar with Billy's formidable wit and way with words and knowing that there is no way that I could ever match his skills the most appropriate word for this week would have to be: Kakorrhaphiophobia: an abnormal fear of failure. (noun) Searching for a suitable wild and wonderful word to use was no easy task and my kakorrhaphiophobia has kept me awake half the night bathed in a cold sweat all week. I mean, imagine the verbal whipping I would get if I let him down by failing to come up with the goods!! :O There would be very few people on this forum who have not secretly (or even publicly) suffered from chronic kakorrhaphiophobia at some point in their lives. No doubt there are plenty of PC tweakers and builders who have felt a wave swamp them prior to pressing the switch on their first self-assembled pride and joy like it did me, or, if that is far too tame, maybe when discovering that the flashing of their BIOS went horribly wrong.... :_| There are currently a number of threads where certain people now have a nice official name for their affliction, but what about the closet kakorrhaphiophobics? It would be interesting to hear what has brought them out in a cold sweat. Are any of the the supremely self-confident, experienced PC veterans game enough to confess?? :p :D "Anyone and everyone is welcome to post the gory details of their past or current computer kakorrhaphiophobias - the more the merrier! |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 155586 | 2003-06-27 06:06:00 | Wow. Umm. :D I can't think of any times I've had kakorrhaphiophobia, but I'm sure I have. It just gets washed away when things finally work. |
agent (30) | ||
| 155587 | 2003-06-27 07:34:00 | well im working through this absolutly horrible feeling this week and ill tell you it does nothing to make you smile...... have no idea how to say, but have said a few of those funny sounding words quite a lot lately if you get my meaning. :D and hope to goodness this mess gets sorted out soon, and if you dont hear from me for how many years i obviously have not got it rite. thanxs susan b for a wonderful if hitting the mark word at moment. Billy t will be proud, well done beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 155588 | 2003-06-27 07:55:00 | The computer is called "prat" And the thread with my fear of failure (is that close enough??) is Here (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) Oddly enough this particular machine is quite happy to run SuSE linux! Confused? me too, but maybe we have another convert! .Chris |
Chris (3346) | ||
| 155589 | 2003-06-27 09:24:00 | I think you've stolen the show with that word Susan B. I've just bitten my tongue trying to pronounce it (oh dang, I've failed :( )and I can't shake the image of that yellowish stuff that comes out of tiny wee people whenever I look at that word. Chris did you ever try the HP recovery disk on Prat, or is it a dyed in the wool open source comp now? Did you notice that agent hinted at a small weakness to failure in that very same post? Susan can you post a pronunciation please or is that up to us? Cheers Murray :P muses on what Billy's reaction is going to be when he realises what Susan has done |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 155590 | 2003-06-27 09:38:00 | Murray P I'll get back to "prat" as soon as i have time, and revive the old thread with the report... .Chris |
Chris (3346) | ||
| 155591 | 2003-06-27 10:46:00 | What a pompus load of tripe Susaan B. Get off your ego throne. You are making a damned fool of yourself Madam. |
twinkiewinkie (4091) | ||
| 155592 | 2003-06-27 10:57:00 | Hey Susan Your doing well, so well someone has to invent a new identity to throw pointless flak at you, just to try to pull you back down (to thier level). Go for it Susan ! .Chris |
Chris (3346) | ||
| 155593 | 2003-06-27 11:51:00 | >What a pompus load of tripe Susaan B. >Get off your ego throne. You are making a damned fool of yourself Madam. Well welcome to the forum. Another person who is joining the "bash pressf1 regulars" team. *Calls for a kick of these people from the forum* Namen ja nee yo! |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 155594 | 2003-06-27 12:04:00 | Snarrrl - watch your language! Snag |
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