would someone explain it to this maroon?
It's a corruption of the word "moron".
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
Buffistas Building a Better Board
Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
DXMachina - Aug 25, 2003 2:18:51 pm PDT #4819 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
DCJensen - Aug 25, 2003 2:19:29 pm PDT #4820 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Classic Bugs Bunny (and other WB cartoons, I believe) also said of foolish people "What a Maroon!" which is where the WFRR? character got his name.
DavidS - Aug 25, 2003 2:23:05 pm PDT #4821 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Classic Bugs Bunny (and others, I believe) also said of foolish people "What a Maroon!"
Heh. That's how this conversation got started, with the Bugs ref. As DXM notes, it's a slangy corruption of moron.
Sue - Aug 25, 2003 2:24:08 pm PDT #4822 of 10000
hip deep in pie
I didn't get that joke until I was 20 or 21. I am a dolt.
Also just got the joke now.
And woohoo on the fewer connections.
Beverly - Aug 25, 2003 2:27:30 pm PDT #4823 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I quailed at actually calling myself a moron. Plus, maroon funnier. And conversation generating.
Bad natterer. Shutting up now.
Rob - Aug 25, 2003 2:39:57 pm PDT #4824 of 10000
Rob, there was nothing that would leak connections there any more than in any of the code.
Are the connections opened, used and closed all in one PHP function?
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2003 2:43:37 pm PDT #4825 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Are the connections opened, used and closed all in one PHP function?
Opened and closed in one function, used wherever that function is called from.
brenda m - Aug 25, 2003 6:18:04 pm PDT #4826 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Wow, such a relief. And thanks to Kristen and Monique for guiding us through this crazy process. It's so helpful to have some real infomation when we're trying to figure out what the hell is wrong. Go you!
Frankenbuddha - Aug 25, 2003 6:34:22 pm PDT #4827 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Bugs Bunny was also fond of the term imm-BEH-sell (i.e. imbicile).
Just for a celebratory useless post.
sorry, i'll b'good.
Gandalfe - Aug 25, 2003 6:53:41 pm PDT #4828 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Can't say I'm crazy about this idea. Perhaps if the day comes when I am able to monitor resource usage myself, we could try experimenting. But as long as I'm dependent on going through a chain of command to get those numbers, I'd prefer we left well enough alone.
Yeah, especially since the other thing wasn't done. If we WERE to try something like that, we'd want to turn it on or, say, 1 day, and get the numbers for that day. But, I agree, I wouldn't worry about it.