Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C is your Friend

[Virgil Showlion]

Is this a real bug?
Is this just travesty?
Caught in a timeout
No escape from reality
Open my eyes
Click on the 'Refresh' and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Did it live? I don't know.
Whether version 5 blows, doesn't really matter to me
to me


Mama, just lost a post,
Typed a message in the box,
pushed the button now it's lost,
Mama, I was almost done,
and now I've gone and thrown it all away.

Mama, ooo
Don't think I didn't try
and I'll hit 'Back' again this time tomorrow
hoping on, hoping on, that something is recovered

Too late, my post is gone
There's nothing left at all,
Threw my mouse against the wall.
Goodbye everybody - I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and punch my couch
Mama, ooo - (why does version 5 blow?)
Don't wanna recompose
I sometimes wish I'd never logged in at all...


I see a little neophyto of a man
Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C would have saved his fandango
Firefox and IE - very very crashy see?
Angry bearo, Angry bearo,
Angry bearo, Angry bearo,
Angry bearo Proboardo - magnifico

But I'm just a poor boy and I can't Ctrl+C
He's just a poor boy from a dumb family
Spare him his mind from this technology!
Ctrl+A Ctrl+C - will he save for me?
Bismillah! No - he will not save his post - Save your post!
Bismillah! No - he will not save his post - Save your post!
Bismillah! No - he will not save his post - Save your post!
Will not save his post - save my post
Never save my post - save your post
Never save my post - ooo
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia save your post
Microsoft has a clipboard put aside for me
for me
for me


So you think you can ask me to hit those three keys?
So you think it will back up my data with ease.
Oh Proboards - can't do this to me Proboards
Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Backing up my comments
Anyone can see
Backing up my comments - No backing up my comments for me

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There should be no such thing as comments opining "I lost my long, wonderful post."

Before you post: Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C. It will copy your post to the clipboard. In the highly likely event that Proboards eats your post, simply return to the 'Create Post' screen, hit Ctrl+V to restore the full contents of your post and try again.

It takes all of 1 second, and it can save you a huge amount of time and frustration.

- Your Friendly Neighbourhood Code Monkey

[chiver78]

dude, you need a hobby.

that said, moon may want to include this (at least a straight English version of it) in the FAQs that have to address some V5 issues.

[Virgil Showlion]

Jun 19, 2013 19:07:36 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

dude, you need a hobby.

that said, moon may want to include this (at least a straight English version of it) in the FAQs that have to address some V5 issues.

We do have a plain English version of it.

Several, in fact. And it appears on every second page of the Bug Report thread.

I'm hoping the absurdity of the lyrics combined with the popularity of the original song will penetrate where other methods cannot.

[ken a.k.a OMK]

dude, you need a hobby.

[Jaguar]

What ?

[Deleted]

Jun 19, 2013 19:15:06 GMT -5 ken a.k.a OMK said:

dude, you need a hobby.

Don't go there ken.

I think Virgil is A cool dude.

 

[ken a.k.a OMK]

I wasn't making fun of Virgil. He is a cool programmer.

[Deleted]

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

dude, you need a hobby.

I really like the lyrics - but I'm wondering what soundtrack they'd be best with. I'm thinking Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer".

[chiver78]

Jun 19, 2013 19:43:57 GMT -5 ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ said:

dude, you need a hobby.

I really like the lyrics - but I'm wondering what soundtrack they'd be best with. I'm thinking Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer".

puhLEEZE tell me you're kidding....these lyrics go seamlessly with "Bohemian Rhapsody"

[NastyWoman]

So Virgil can you sound like Freddy too?

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning,
Very, very frightening me.
(Galileo) Galileo.
(Galileo) Galileo,
Galileo Figaro
Magnifico.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Con-Trol-A - then Con-trol-C ...
Con-Trol-V? It's a tra-vest-y. !!

I've words to type
And things to say...
Don't be gettin' me bent this way !! Yo !

[Jaguar]

OMGosh SL found a rapping smiley.

[Virgil Showlion]

In the clearing stands a poster,
with a profile in his name,
and it carries the reminder
of every thread that ate his post
or sat there 'til it timed out to his anger and disdain,
I am leaving,
I am leaving, but the profile still remains...

[Deleted]

cool programmer

Now there's an oxymoron

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Jun 19, 2013 20:20:01 GMT -5 @justaposter said:

cool programmer

Now there's an oxymoron

Huh?


See, Virgil... I knew you could come up with something for "The Boxer" soundtrack.

[Artemis Windsong]

I am somewhat of an expert on poetry having just finished a 2-hour free poetry workshop.  Therefore, y'all get an A+ for poetry and rapping because that's poetry.

And a thank you for blessing me with your wit, vim and vigor as I was licking wounds from some pretty rude treatment the past couple of days.

I was ready to quit.  Ready to walk out.  No love anywhere.  Even a sweet kiss had turned poison.  The bullies were winning and then and then NMSNR swopes in for the rescue.

Thanks.

[TheOtherMe]

I keep getting my posts eaten by Proboards and they never see the light of day.  Will try this.

[Virgil Showlion]

I'm extremely finicky about poetry I like. I have been moved by the beauty of certain pieces, but nowhere near as often as I've been moved by music. Visual art comes in a distant third. I have seen paintings, sculptures, etc., that elicit an emotional response, but only five or six times in my entire lifetime.

I'm typically moved by music more often than by books. Movies have a higher rate than music, and games have a higher rate than movies.

Live theater has the highest likelihood of emotional impact, but that's possibly because theater pieces typically need to be phenomenal to turn a profit.

Thus my personal ranking of "most moving" entertainment media would be (from lowest to highest):

Visual Art
Poetry
Prose
Music
Cinema
Computer Games
Live Theater


Although it's fair to point out that these aren't exclusive categories. If an excellent movie has a terrible soundtrack, it ruins the movie. Likewise if a game has poor dialog, it ruins the game. Synthesis is important too.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

I thought WE were your Number One most moving entertainment media... we cover all genres of entertainment in one place.

[Virgil Showlion]

If we ranked the media by total hours spent starting from 2008, NMSNM would definitely rank among the top items. I might spend as many as 10 hours a week on the boards. I don't have a TV and most weeks I don't watch even a single movie. Cinema might average out to 10 hours a month.

[busymom]

That's why we love you Virgil!  Your loyalty knows no bounds! 

[Virgil Showlion]

Jun 19, 2013 23:56:31 GMT -5 busymom said:

That's why we love you Virgil!  Your loyalty knows no bounds! 

And my post count isn't even in the top 30.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

We at NMSNM have:

Comedy
Tragedy
Prose & Poetry
Music and Movies
Improv
Live Entertainment 24/7 .... and the list goes on....

All in one convenient location.

[toomuchreality]

Jun 19, 2013 19:04:58 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

Is this a real bug?
Is this just travesty?
Caught in a timeout
No escape from reality
Open my eyes
Click on the 'Refresh' and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
Did it live? I don't know.
Whether version 5 blows, doesn't really matter to me
to me


Mama, just lost a post,
Typed a message in the box,
pushed the button now it's lost,
Mama, I was almost done,
and now I've gone and thrown it all away.

Mama, ooo
Don't think I didn't try
and I'll hit 'Back' again this time tomorrow
hoping on, hoping on, that something is recovered

Too late, my post is gone
There's nothing left at all,
Threw my mouse against the wall.
Goodbye everybody - I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and punch my couch
Mama, ooo - (why does version 5 blow?)
Don't wanna recompose
I sometimes wish I'd never logged in at all...


I see a little neophyto of a man
Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C would have saved his fandango
Firefox and IE - very very crashy see?
Angry bearo, Angry bearo,
Angry bearo, Angry bearo,
Angry bearo Proboardo - magnifico

But I'm just a poor boy and I can't Ctrl+C
He's just a poor boy from a dumb family
Spare him his mind from this technology!
Ctrl+A Ctrl+C - will he save for me?
Bismillah! No - he will not save his post - Save your post!
Bismillah! No - he will not save his post - Save your post!
Bismillah! No - he will not save his post - Save your post!
Will not save his post - save my post
Never save my post - save your post
Never save my post - ooo
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia save your post
Microsoft has a clipboard put aside for me
for me
for me


So you think you can ask me to hit those three keys?
So you think it will back up my data with ease.
Oh Proboards - can't do this to me Proboards
Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Backing up my comments
Anyone can see
Backing up my comments - No backing up my comments for me

---

There should be no such thing as comments opining "I lost my long, wonderful post."

Before you post: Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C. It will copy your post to the clipboard. In the highly likely event that Proboards eats your post, simply return to the 'Create Post' screen, hit Ctrl+V to restore the full contents of your post and try again.

It takes all of 1 second, and it can save you a huge amount of time and frustration.

- Your Friendly Neighbourhood Code Monkey

This is SO good!   I love it!

But now really. If I were to copy/paste my posts as you have suggested, with your cleverness, what then would I have to  bitch about?! 



Very good, Virgil!

[NancysSummerSip]

Jun 19, 2013 19:07:36 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

dude, you need a hobby.

And I think it ought to involve more of Mrs. Virgil, but hey, that's just my thinking.

That said, the riff on Bohemian Rhapsody was awesome.

[wyouser]

Jun 20, 2013 0:00:30 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

Jun 19, 2013 23:56:31 GMT -5 busymom said:

That's why we love you Virgil!  Your loyalty knows no bounds! 

And my post count isn't even in the top 30.

But compared to many of us...me for example..I'm just a slacker..top 30 isnt bad with tech know how to boot!    Now comes a question....Ctrl+a....Ctrl+c......IF I ADD A: Ctrl+d and an Ctrl+c  Will I find that ACDC album I cannot locate

[suek1958]

Very CLEVER, Virgil!     but I guess some here are too young to remember QUEEN 

Snowbird, that photo is not Virgil............. it's Rick! 

[Artemis Windsong]

How soon I forgot Rick's name.  If you aren't here, you're no where.
---------
How cool is that that we are a genre to our own selves!  We attended by our loyal band.

[Virgil Showlion]

Kids were still listening to Queen while I was in high school in the late 90's. Or at least parodies of Queen.