It's Official! Windows XP Boots on Macbook!!!!1

Joke?

by anduril on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:47 UTC

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Im really hoping this is a gag

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Heh

by JaredWhite on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:47 UTC

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That would be funny if it weren't so depressing. (I want to hear it really happen!!!)

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Why

by mkools on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:50 UTC

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I couldn't believe it already when I saw the headline.
Why would anybody buy a Mac and then try to run XP on it?

It is quite funny though

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RE: Why

by el3ktro on Wed 8th Mar 2006 22:50 UTC in reply to "Why"

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For the same reason why I have installed Linux on my iBook: There are people that need a Mac (in this case my girlfriend, who is a film student), but ALSO need Windows or (in my case) Linux for their work, so it just makes live easier to have both systems on one machine.

Tom

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RE: Why

by Tweek on Thu 9th Mar 2006 02:02 UTC in reply to "Why"

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why do you suffer from such a lack of forsight?

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RE: Why

by chrish on Thu 9th Mar 2006 13:49 UTC in reply to "Why"

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I "need" to boot XP, or have cedega or something, so I can finish playing all of the games I've bought over the past six years... literally the only thing making me keep my XP box.

- chrish

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version

by bl4z on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:52 UTC

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is this XP sp2 or sp1 ?

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RE: version

by Captain_DaFt on Thu 9th Mar 2006 09:46 UTC in reply to "version"

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Obviously, XP sp2;
There is a pair of'em, and they do look Spit Polished!

(Please! Not The Face!) };-)

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Old news :-)

by mini-me on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:54 UTC

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Saw it on TUAW last week ;-)

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Finnally!

by chocobanana on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:57 UTC

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Now I have a decent reason for buying a Macbook Pro!

muahahahahah

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RE: Finnally!

by TurkiSh on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:45 UTC in reply to "Finnally!"

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it's not the guy of the page who's retarded... You seem to! lol omgwtflol

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Thanks!

by dustinsharp on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:57 UTC

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I needed a good laugh the way my day has been going. Thanks!!!

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Digg.com

by SpookyET on Wed 8th Mar 2006 15:58 UTC

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Geez. It was on digg weeks ago. And it is still not funny!

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RE: Digg.com

by joesnow on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:09 UTC in reply to "Digg.com"

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either way, for those of us who dont read digg.com it was good ^_-

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RE: Digg.com

by miscz on Wed 8th Mar 2006 22:35 UTC in reply to "Digg.com"

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Some of us can't stand Digg, really. And comments like "It was on Slashdot/Digg/Ars/Wired in 45 BC" etc are totally pointless. Do you expect everyone to visit the same websites you like?

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:-)

by BWhaler on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:00 UTC

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Oh come on spooky.

I think it is hysterical...very creative...

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Sunk

by edasque on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:03 UTC

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It's late, it's not funny. To which abyss has OSNews sunk ? Should I go get my OS news somewhere else now ?

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RE: Sunk

by Lighthater on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:59 UTC in reply to "Sunk"

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Its a joke. Laugh or move on, sheesh.

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RE: Sunk

by BluenoseJake on Wed 8th Mar 2006 21:51 UTC in reply to "Sunk"

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lighten up a bit, it's good to have a little humor in your day.

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RE[2]: Sunk

by riha on Thu 9th Mar 2006 13:00 UTC in reply to "Sunk"

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What is wrong with people???

It is an Joke!!!

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windows boots

by Andre on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:03 UTC

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yay ... where can you but those boots

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RE: windows boots

by bogomipz on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:12 UTC in reply to "windows boots"

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From the Photoshop, I guess

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hmm...

by lopisaur on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:09 UTC

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I actually have a similar pair, where do I get the badges? (Sarcasm mode turned OFF)

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amusing

by cutterjohn on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:14 UTC

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That was fairly amusing and original, esp. when I REALLY did think for a second when I saw the link that maybe someone had hacked XP to bootstrap on a macbook.

(So are those the official XP Boots?)

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RE: Newsworthy?

by Adam S on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:31 UTC in reply to "Newsworthy?"

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My God, people here are such squares. It's in the humor category. If you can't take a joke, then please ignore the items with the humor icon. Sheesh.

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RE[2]: Newsworthy?

by JamesTRexx on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:44 UTC in reply to "RE: Newsworthy?"

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Don't make fun of Macs, that's blasphemy, you heathen. :-P

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RE[2]: Newsworthy?

by microFawad on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:53 UTC in reply to "RE: Newsworthy?"

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Yeah you are right. Its a joke and many of them didn't understand it.

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RE: Newsworthy?

by protagonist on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:36 UTC in reply to "Newsworthy?"

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"Err, is this something that should be posted on OSNews? Funny it may be, but it's not exactly what I visit OSNews for. As irritating as that water on Mars thing."

You do know they can now surgically implant a sense of humor, don't you? :-)

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RE: Newsworthy?

by setuid_w00t on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:45 UTC in reply to "Newsworthy?"

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Err, is this something that should be posted on OSNews? Funny it may be, but it's not exactly what I visit OSNews for. As irritating as that water on Mars thing.

This is the best Apple related story I have seen on OSNews in the last month and there have been a lot of them.

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Of course

by deathshadow on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:30 UTC

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I'm just surprised nobody is calling fake since it's an obvious 'shop.

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Got a good laugh

by TaterSalad on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:33 UTC

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2005-07-06

As I was sitting in my cubicle waiting for a meeting request for a conf call which I'm leary about, this was definitely a good pick me up. I got a nice chuckle out of this. The really funny part is that its so basic its funny. The boots a nice style tho, they don't look like the typical doc martens.

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ZDNet Australia

by barcode on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:35 UTC

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2005-08-02

I am certain that the good folks at ZDNet Australia will be publishing a story about this soon. I can imagine a few headlines:

1. Mac OSX Hacked AGAIN: Hackers get XP to boot on a Mac
2. Hackers find Mac OSX is just Windows XP in disguise
3. Mac OSX Upgraded to Windows XP
4. Apple shamed, Windows XP boots on a MacBook Pro

Seriously, given the recent amount of insanity coming from the land down under, I expect an article with something like these headlines soon.

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RE: ZDNet Australia

by Thom_Holwerda on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:48 UTC in reply to "ZDNet Australia"

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Seriously, given the recent amount of insanity coming from the land down under, I expect an article with something like these headlines soon.

Yes, there is a conspiracy [1]... It involves aliens, ZDNet, CNet, NASA, and us. All those are trying to dethrone His Steveness, using grey aliens in Seattle.

The truth is out there. Follow the white rabbit.

[1] http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2006/03/06/go-suck-a-herb/

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RE[2]: ZDNet Australia

by barcode on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:56 UTC in reply to "RE: ZDNet Australia"

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How you got from my use of "insanity" to your thinking I was saying "conspiracy" is beyond me.

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RE[3]: ZDNet Australia

by Thom_Holwerda on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:22 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: ZDNet Australia"

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How you got from my use of "insanity" to your thinking I was saying "conspiracy" is beyond me.

Lighten up, I was joking .

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RE: ZDNet Australia

by TaterSalad on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:52 UTC in reply to "ZDNet Australia"

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Sadly those headlines flow upstream to their zdnet U.S. sites.

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:D

by DaaT on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:37 UTC

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Now that made me laugh, thanks

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Idea for a new site

by Peter on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:38 UTC

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This idea could be extended to a "Windows XP boots on [anything]" site.. with pictures of boots on toasters, heavy machinery, wristwatches and so on..

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RE: Idea for a new site

by barcode on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:42 UTC in reply to "Idea for a new site"

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Ha! That's a great idea.

Windows XP boots on puppies
Windows XP boots on grandmothers
Windows XP boots on linux
Windows XP boots on TI calculators

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RE[2]: Idea for a new site

by TaterSalad on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:59 UTC in reply to "RE: Idea for a new site"

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Windows XP boots on linux

I can just imagine a pair of those boots on top of a stuffed penguin face down. You want to talk about starting up a flame war, that would probably be the way to do it.

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RE[3]: Idea for a new site

by raboof on Wed 8th Mar 2006 18:00 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Idea for a new site"

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I can just imagine a pair of those boots on top of a stuffed penguin face down.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a .. err .. a penguin .. or something -- for ever.

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RE[3]: Idea for a new site

by Nicholas Blachford on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:48 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Idea for a new site"

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I can just imagine a pair of those boots on top of a stuffed penguin face down. You want to talk about starting up a flame war, that would probably be the way to do it.

I wonder are they flame retardant?

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RE[2]: Idea for a new site

by Celerate on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:33 UTC in reply to "RE: Idea for a new site"

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"Windows XP boots on grandmothers "

In some religions that's called demonic posession ;-)

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niice

by hollovoid on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:40 UTC

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fell for it too,. got a good laugh out of that one

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Maxxus Vs Adam Scheinberg 1-1

by rfranza on Wed 8th Mar 2006 16:45 UTC

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Great Adam!!!

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Funny

by viator on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:01 UTC

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I want to see windows xp Boots on C64

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RE: windows boots

by Noremacam on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:16 UTC

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That's about as exciting as the discovery of water on mars.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0504/WaterOnMars2_gcc.jpg

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That is classic!

by Windows Sucks on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:26 UTC

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Lighten up! That was funny! :-)

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yes!

by j.blechert on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:38 UTC

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finally!

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Windows XP boots

by mono on Wed 8th Mar 2006 17:52 UTC

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I heard it's a two step process.

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RE: Windows XP boots

by JamesTRexx on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:52 UTC in reply to "Windows XP boots"

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I heard it's a two step process.
Actually, it's a three step process; one step forward, two steps back.

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RE[2]: Windows XP boots

by Beryllium on Thu 9th Mar 2006 14:34 UTC in reply to "RE: Windows XP boots"

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Did you open the link?

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RTFA

by siraf72 on Wed 8th Mar 2006 18:06 UTC

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alas, I had the misfortune of checking the comments before opening the link. ... Now I get it.... ... oh well... A for artistic effort.

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hmm

by Tomasz Dominikowski on Wed 8th Mar 2006 18:18 UTC

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Hahaha this is hilarious

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Argh

by Rocinante on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:19 UTC

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I know this is the humor section but.. when did this place become digg?

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This begs some questions...

by Nicholas Blachford on Wed 8th Mar 2006 19:44 UTC

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Does the blue screen of death now happen after you kick an LCD monitor?

I wonder is there a vulnerability in the boots which lets water in?

Can bots be installed which take control and have you walking into stores which sell fake Rolexs or v1aga?

Think sillier ;-)

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Don't quit your day job

by dr_gonzo on Wed 8th Mar 2006 20:30 UTC

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2005-07-06

This proves that geeks should stay with what they're good at (programming or something).

Leave the jokes to the funny people!

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where to get your OS news

by polaris20 on Wed 8th Mar 2006 20:41 UTC

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It's late, it's not funny. To which abyss has OSNews sunk ? Should I go get my OS news somewhere else now ?

Probably somewhere where everyone else lacks a sense of humour as well. That way you'll fit in. =)

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Thank you.

by Bajan on Wed 8th Mar 2006 21:21 UTC

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Made me howl with laughter after a screwy day at work.

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rolf

by cg0def on Wed 8th Mar 2006 21:28 UTC

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man at first I kinda got caught off guard as I was expecting a report of some guy that managed to *really* get the OS to boot.

But man this is some funny stuff ... can't stop laughting

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BS

by Chunk on Wed 8th Mar 2006 21:35 UTC

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I call BS, they clearly used a Vista sole....

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Boots

by aGNUstic on Wed 8th Mar 2006 23:48 UTC

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I laughed my @$$ off being a Linux user. Then the though came across ... those are the wrong type of boots. They should have been WWII jack boots the SS wore.

Edited 2006-03-08 23:48

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Ok

by Trollstoi on Thu 9th Mar 2006 00:08 UTC