On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:11:52 Larry Martell did opine: > >> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: >> > On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote: >> >> On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Actually, to go off at a tangent, I'm just getting into GUIs via >> >>> wxPython. I've discovered there are distinct advantages having to >> >>> write endless lines of code just to get a piece of data. For >> >>> example on a Sunday it helps pass the time between the two sessions >> >>> of the Masters Snooker final being shown on TV. >> >> >> >> Fair enough, but what do you do to pass the time _during_ Snooker >> >> being shown on TV? >> >> >> >> I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I >> >> accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety >> >> (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch here in the US, I >> >> can't really explain why I was so baffled and amused by darts on TV >> >> -- but I was. >> > >> > Just no comparison, darts and snooker. This is excellent though >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnBppccI0o >> >> Now that we're way off on the tangent of what some people consider >> boring and others don't, I'm really looking forward to watching >> curling in the upcoming Olympics. > > I have Larry, and the suspense is not good for those with high blood > pressure.
Then don't watch the women: http://oglympics.com/2010/02/16/women-of-curling-fire-on-ice/ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
