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trillian0921 · Boot Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 13 Location: manc, uk

I slap you with a fish.

**Posted:** Fri May 19, 2006 12:49 pm

catherwood-offline · Guest

Re: I slap you with a fish.

**Posted:** Fri May 19, 2006 1:25 pm

trillian0921 · Boot Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 13 Location: manc, uk

apparently, it pre-dates mIRC! from wikipedia:

A famous feature associated with mIRC even though it predates it is the ability to "slap" another user by right-clicking the target's nickname. This results in the line of text "A slaps B around a bit with a large trout".

edit: if only I had scrolled down the teeniest bit

colin

also from wikipedia:
"The sentence "A slaps B around a bit with a large trout" is thought to be a reference to Monty Python's sketch The Fish-Slapping Dance."

**Posted:** Fri May 19, 2006 9:32 pm

smmarl · Boot Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 21 Location: USA

I'm sure that I saw something about xccr.com this morning but I don't see it now. I hate to ask because I'm going to feel stupid if I over-looked it but . . .

Was it, is it still here?

Thanks in advance.

**Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 8:41 pm

smmarl · Boot Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 21 Location: USA

Never mind, pretend I wasn't here

**Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 8:44 pm

jjmfdl · Decorated Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 179

Actuly theres somthing there really

**Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 9:03 pm

August · Boot Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 39

Tab and flash question

**Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 9:09 pm

Abraxas

I can't tell you why but all the links in the above boxes get skipped with TAB.
I understand that you can turn this whole feature off by just not implementing it, but if they do it for some they would most likely do it for all of them.
However, those boxes are different, probably because they are in-text links. Just guessing here.
Or maybe because they are only references, like you said. Not the actual original link, you know...I think that was what you said, anyway.

I noticed another smaller hotspot inside the box next to the ad, but that was just a link from the text box above. If you scroll it down...got me there for a second. Laughing

I think that might be even a bit of sloppy work?
Not complaining here or anything. Smile

**Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 10:38 pm

August · Boot Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 39

Why are you green?

**Posted:** Thu May 25, 2006 6:34 pm

catherwood-offline · Guest

Re: Why are you green?

**Posted:** Thu May 25, 2006 7:49 pm

Center Lot · Boot Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 30 Location: AZ

Besides a fairly boring fish, what the devil is a trout? It must be something that came about while I was away.

**Posted:** Sat May 27, 2006 8:11 pm

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Viola--check out this thread

(moderator adding a bit here:)
Because this is a Trout-Free-Thread (as it says in the topic), the trout placed here is just to demonstrate that you can click on it and also be taken to an explanatory post about it. Except...

The question should perfectly valid in this thread -- if it hadn't already been asked on this same page! Scroll up to that post -- how embarassing.

-- catherwood

**Posted:** Sat May 27, 2006 8:22 pm

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Center Lot · Boot Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 30 Location: AZ

Thank you. However now I am curious as to the meaning of the acronym RTFM. All I can come up with is Ride The Flying Metatarsal. Which would be bony and may cause discomfort on long trips.

**Posted:** Sat May 27, 2006 8:42 pm

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**Posted:** Sat May 27, 2006 8:47 pm