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Should wireless mice be called hamsters?

Yes, good idea.
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No, but I see the logic in that.
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No, just no.
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:32 am

Should wireless mice be called hamsters? Afterall, a wireless mouse has no wire, therefore it is a mouse without a tail, ie a hamster. 8)
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:roll:
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:57 am

Why not a Gerbil?
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:18 am

Because gerbils have long tails... Duh... ;)
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:15 pm

FireGryphon wrote:
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What's that supposed to mean.
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:18 pm

It could be a mouse that's been in a bad fight.
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:25 pm

just brew it! wrote:
It could be a mouse that's been in a bad fight.


It must have ran into a pack of gerbils.
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:38 pm

supraman wrote:
FireGryphon wrote:
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What's that supposed to mean.


== this guy's off his rocker
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:43 pm

Well... other than the fact that it probably ought to have been posted in the Back Porch instead, I found it amusing.
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:01 pm

just brew it! wrote:
Well... other than the fact that it probably ought to have been posted in the Back Porch instead, I found it amusing.


I meant it in an amusing, sarcastic way. People are so touchy... :-?
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:29 pm

FireGryphon wrote:
supraman wrote:
FireGryphon wrote:
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What's that supposed to mean.


== this guy's off his rocker

Hehe, thats ok then. Everyone I have told has said something along those lines.

Im starting to think this should have been in the Back Porch as well. I just though since it was about mice then it should be in the Gen Hardware.
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:15 pm

random gerbil wrote:
just brew it! wrote:
It could be a mouse that's been in a bad fight.

It must have ran into a pack of gerbils.

Nah, tail-less mice can only mean one thing: a farmer's wife!

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What is the origin of the word "mouse" in the computer field? Was the first use for the device itself, or the pointer on the screen? I think the pointer looks a lot more like a mouse than the first mice ever did.
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:36 pm

Klyith wrote:
random gerbil wrote:
just brew it! wrote:
It could be a mouse that's been in a bad fight.

It must have ran into a pack of gerbils.

Nah, tail-less mice can only mean one thing: a farmer's wife!


:roll: x2


What is the origin of the word "mouse" in the computer field? Was the first use for the device itself, or the pointer on the screen? I think the pointer looks a lot more like a mouse than the first mice ever did.


Good question. It makes sense both ways, if you ask me.
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Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:59 am

A pointer looks like a pointer. It does not look like a mouse!

A mouse looks like an object with a wire coming out of it i.e. a mouse

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Fri Feb 11, 2005 7:25 am

I like that idea 8)
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