[12:07:18] <~BangShangALang> People want [12:07:20] <~BangShangALang> to diss [12:07:22] <~BangShangALang> my slow [12:07:25] <~BangShangALang> dial up [12:07:26] <~BangShangALang> . [12:07:30] <~BangShangALang> People want to [12:07:37] <~BangShangALang> say I ought [12:07:42] <~BangShangALang> to 'upgrade' [12:07:45] <~BangShangALang> to cable [12:07:48] <~BangShangALang> or the like [12:07:49] <~BangShangALang> . [12:07:53] <~BangShangALang> but way I see it [12:07:54] <~BangShangALang> . [12:07:58] <~BangShangALang> I have several [12:08:01] <~BangShangALang> benefits [12:08:06] <~BangShangALang> that by far [12:08:12] <~BangShangALang> seem to outweigh [12:08:16] <~BangShangALang> the 'risks' [12:08:17] <~BangShangALang> . [12:08:22] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:08:29] <~BangShangALang> cannot YouTube well [12:08:33] <~BangShangALang> Consider this [12:08:37] <~BangShangALang> I am less likely [12:08:42] <~BangShangALang> to be rick rolled [12:08:43] <~BangShangALang> . [12:08:50] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:08:54] <~BangShangALang> cannot download [12:08:56] <~BangShangALang> files fast [12:08:59] <~BangShangALang> Consider this [12:09:07] <~BangShangALang> I am less likely [12:09:14] <~BangShangALang> to get a virus [12:09:18] <~BangShangALang> or other nasty [12:09:18] <~BangShangALang> . [12:09:22] <~BangShangALang> as I am able [12:09:26] <~BangShangALang> to see the files [12:09:29] <~BangShangALang> and stop them [12:09:34] <~BangShangALang> in plenty of time [12:09:35] <~BangShangALang> . [12:09:45] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:09:49] <~BangShangALang> am not able [12:09:53] <~BangShangALang> to play some games [12:09:54] <~BangShangALang> . [12:09:57] <~BangShangALang> I do not [12:10:01] <~BangShangALang> waste money [12:10:08] <~BangShangALang> on one that I [12:10:13] <~BangShangALang> might play a few times [12:10:17] <~BangShangALang> and then tire of [12:10:20] <~BangShangALang> or do not like [12:10:21] <~BangShangALang> . [12:10:28] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:10:37] <~BangShangALang> have a slow connection [12:10:41] <~BangShangALang> I also learn [12:10:43] <~BangShangALang> patience [12:10:48] <~BangShangALang> and can do other [12:10:52] <~BangShangALang> things while I wait [12:10:53] <~BangShangALang> . [12:11:04] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:11:09] <~BangShangALang> cannot do some things [12:11:12] <~BangShangALang> I can do others [12:11:13] <~BangShangALang> . [12:11:21] <~BangShangALang> I rarely ever [12:11:24] <~BangShangALang> ping or peer [12:11:33] <~BangShangALang> or other odd quits [12:11:37] <~BangShangALang> on IRC or other apps [12:11:38] <~BangShangALang> . [12:11:44] <~BangShangALang> Usually it happens [12:11:48] <~BangShangALang> when I truly [12:11:52] <~BangShangALang> disconnect [12:12:00] <~BangShangALang> . [12:12:15] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:12:17] <~BangShangALang> seem to lag [12:12:21] <~BangShangALang> due to slow [12:12:25] <~BangShangALang> connection type [12:12:26] <~BangShangALang> . [12:12:31] <~BangShangALang> sometimes this 'lag' [12:12:34] <~BangShangALang> comes in handy [12:12:39] <~BangShangALang> as perhaps [12:12:44] <~BangShangALang> less likely to [12:12:47] <~BangShangALang> flood self off [12:12:57] <~BangShangALang> . [12:12:59] <~BangShangALang> or perhaps [12:13:12] <~BangShangALang> a good test [12:13:22] <~BangShangALang> of my computer [12:13:23] <~BangShangALang> . [12:13:36] <~BangShangALang> All I know [12:13:40] <~BangShangALang> all I can say [12:13:43] <~BangShangALang> is that while [12:13:47] <~BangShangALang> I could have [12:13:53] <~BangShangALang> satelite internet [12:13:54] <~BangShangALang> . [12:13:57] <~BangShangALang> I prefer [12:14:00] <~BangShangALang> my dial up [12:14:04] <~BangShangALang> and less headaches [12:14:06] <~BangShangALang> . [12:14:09] <~BangShangALang> Yes, that is [12:14:12] <~BangShangALang> how I feel [12:14:20] <~BangShangALang> about my connection [12:14:25] <~BangShangALang> then and today [12:15:28] <~BangShangALang> . [12:15:37] <~BangShangALang> so slow, indeed [12:15:41] <~BangShangALang> but also steady [12:15:44] <~BangShangALang> as the course goes [12:15:59] <~BangShangALang> . [12:16:04] <~BangShangALang> I enjoy these [12:16:10] <~BangShangALang> 'benefits' more [12:16:14] <~BangShangALang> than most people [12:16:21] <~BangShangALang> can imagine or know [12:16:36] <~BangShangALang> ^^^Dial up: Who'd have thunk? [14:49:04] <~Skoob|Away> Its raining [14:49:09] <~Skoob|Away> its pouring [14:49:15] <~Skoob|Away> the old man is snoring [14:49:15] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:49:19] <~Skoob|Away> Yes, that was [14:49:22] <~Skoob|Away> the rhyme [14:49:25] <~Skoob|Away> of times past [14:49:26] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:49:30] <~Skoob|Away> its raining [14:49:37] <~Skoob|Away> its drizzling [14:49:42] <~Skoob|Away> and what do we see [14:49:43] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:49:48] <~Skoob|Away> Smalls type puddles [14:49:52] <~Skoob|Away> looking at me [14:49:57] <~Skoob|Away> or was it us? [14:49:57] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:50:08] <~Skoob|Away> Not raining [14:50:12] <~Skoob|Away> cats and dogs [14:50:13] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:50:17] <~Skoob|Away> or flooding [14:50:19] <~Skoob|Away> buckets [14:50:20] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:50:22] <~Skoob|Away> or even [14:50:25] <~Skoob|Away> raining men [14:50:28] <~Skoob|Away> like the song [14:50:32] <~Skoob|Away> suggests [14:50:33] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:50:35] <~Skoob|Away> just them [14:50:39] <~Skoob|Away> smalls puddles [14:50:40] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:50:50] <~Skoob|Away> or was it [14:50:55] <~Skoob|Away> simply SMALL [14:50:57] <~Skoob|Away> puddles? [14:50:58] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:51:00] <~Skoob|Away> either way [14:51:03] <~Skoob|Away> its raining [14:51:04] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:51:06] <~Skoob|Away> Hope it [14:51:11] <~Skoob|Away> aint that Acid Rain [14:51:12] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:51:16] <~Skoob|Away> that posion to crops [14:51:18] <~Skoob|Away> and animals [14:51:21] <~Skoob|Away> and other stuff [14:51:22] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:51:25] <~Skoob|Away> poison like [14:51:29] <~Skoob|Away> from my pen pal [14:51:30] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:51:34] <~Skoob|Away> Like in some [14:51:37] <~Skoob|Away> book by [14:51:48] <~Skoob|Away> that Christie chick [14:51:53] <~Skoob|Away> known as Agatha [14:51:54] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:52:01] <~Skoob|Away> with her heroine [14:52:06] <~Skoob|Away> Miss Marple [14:52:09] <~Skoob|Away> at the helm [14:52:10] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:52:24] <~Skoob|Away> but as I [14:52:27] <~Skoob|Away> said it is [14:52:29] <~Skoob|Away> raining [14:52:33] <~Skoob|Away> its pouring [14:52:33] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:52:40] <~Skoob|Away> that ol Cow [14:52:44] <~Skoob|Away> is snoring [14:52:45] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:52:50] <~Skoob|Away> Perhaps [14:52:55] <~Skoob|Away> he filled up [14:53:01] <~Skoob|Away> on L&Lers' sweet [14:53:07] <~Skoob|Away> 'grasses' [14:53:09] <~Skoob|Away> or simply [14:53:11] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:53:14] <~Skoob|Away> likes to fool [14:53:18] <~Skoob|Away> us by sleeping [14:53:21] <~Skoob|Away> standing up [14:53:22] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:53:26] <~Skoob|Away> either way [14:53:30] <~Skoob|Away> I see them Zzz's [14:53:34] <~Skoob|Away> coming from there [14:53:37] <~Skoob|Away> where he stands [14:53:39] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:53:42] <~Skoob|Away> near that puddle [14:53:45] <~Skoob|Away> in the middle [14:53:47] <~Skoob|Away> of the rain [14:53:48] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:53:51] <~Skoob|Away> that Smalls puddle [14:53:57] <~Skoob|Away> or was it simply [14:54:00] <~Skoob|Away> a small puddle? [14:54:01] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:54:07] <~Skoob|Away> hope it aint [14:54:12] <~Skoob|Away> filled with poison ink [14:54:17] <~Skoob|Away> that would be bad [14:54:26] <~Skoob|Away> for all involved [14:54:29] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:54:33] <~Skoob|Away> Killing off that Cow [14:54:39] <~Skoob|Away> that Pen in trouble [14:54:43] <~Skoob|Away> and that Smalls puddle [14:54:46] <~Skoob|Away> harming us all [14:54:50] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:54:59] <~Skoob|Away> but the water there [14:55:00] <~Skoob|Away> I see [14:55:05] <~Skoob|Away> pure as snow [14:55:11] <~Skoob|Away> in whitest of times [14:55:12] <~Skoob|Away> . [14:55:20] <~Skoob|Away> who'd have thought [14:55:28] <~Skoob|Away> that rain [14:55:33] <~Skoob|Away> could cause [14:55:37] <~Skoob|Away> so much trouble? [14:56:05] <~Skoob|Away> ^^^Its Raining: Poison Puddle or Not?