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03 August 2005

Futher Mucker! Did you ever work really hard on a MF post, then on preview have the link engine tell you it's a dupe? Just happened to me. Well can that noise, here's MY version:
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From 1839 to 1901, there was a railway under the sea. In 1883, Magnus Volk built Volk's Electric Railway, the first public electric railway in Britain. He then went completely off the rails (so to speak), and built the Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway, running on 4km of undersea track. The single car, christened Pioneer but nicknamed Daddy Long Legs ran on stilts and could carry 160 passengers at a blistering 3.2 km per hour.

Due to maritime regulations, the Pioneer could only operate with a certified sea captain and a full compliment of life jackets and life vests.

Although it was a popular tourist attraction. The rail line was commercially unsuccessful.

post by: Capn at: 11:55 | 23 comments

I search as thoroughly as possible before I even start writing a post up. I learned that one the hard way. Of course, sometimes the "on preview" link catcher works even better than a Google site search in which case yes, yes I HATE that.

That said, awesome post Capn! I'd love to take a ride on the Daddy Long Legs.

posted by LeeJay 03 August | 12:21

Who you calling futher mucker? ;)

posted by carter 03 August | 12:21

LeeJay, I searched for "Volk" and nothing came up, even though it's in carter's post.

carter, that epithet wasn't directed at you, it was a general exclamation of dismay.

posted by Capn 03 August | 12:26

Nice posts, both of you. Don't make me pull MetaChat over. No actual ability to pull MetaChat over expressed or implied.

posted by omiewise 03 August | 12:33

I know, Capn ;) It's weird that "Volk" does not come up in the Google site search ... I tried strings from the thread at the main Google site and the whole thread *appears* to be missing from Google for some reason.

posted by carter 03 August | 13:02

The search on the "link engine" (as good a term as any) is much better than the regular MeFi search or google. I've occasionally thought about posting a MeTa thread asking that it's algorithm be added to the MeFi search page (maybe as a separate url search), but have always been too lazy. Usually the first thing I do when considering a FPP is just enter the url on the 'post a link' page with the title simply being 'test' before I even begin formatting the post.

posted by danostuporstar 03 August | 13:05

Nearly 90% of the posts I would contribute would be doubles and sometimes they still slip through on me. However, I've found the older the double is the less people seem to care.

Also agreed that the "link engine" is far better at finding doubles than the ordinary searches.

And I missed the first Volk post Capn, so yay, this is good.

posted by WolfDaddy 03 August | 13:10

link engine. heh. hee hee. these attempts to gee-whiz-ize shit are purty durn amusing to me.

posted by quonsar 03 August | 14:21

link engine. heh. hee hee. these attempts to gee-whiz-ize shit are purty durn amusing to me.

I swear I didn't know I was making this up, I thought it was the cromulent term for that do-dad. Anyway, everyone groked what I was face-holeing about.

posted by Capn 03 August | 14:23

Yoo war soopused tu be saying "der linkager-enginer thin-ma-jigly", yoo futher mucker!

posted by Smart Dalek 03 August | 14:52

I just need to add that I'll muck your futher. But it'll cost ya.

posted by Frisbee Girl 03 August | 15:11

Don't you mean "fack your futher"?

posted by carter 03 August | 15:12

That too, but it may cost extra.

posted by Frisbee Girl 03 August | 15:15

Ooh.

posted by carter 03 August | 15:18

I'll get back to you.

posted by carter 03 August | 15:19

Come on? Can I get a little love for "face-holeing"? The new slang for "talking"? No? Come on!

posted by Capn 03 August | 15:20

No, but you can shut your pie-hole now. See? Too similar to that. No credit. NONE!

posted by WolfDaddy 03 August | 15:24

But I verbed it!

posted by Capn 03 August | 15:25

Frisbee Girl seems to be offering more than a little love, Capn. Or are you one of those "free love" hippies?

posted by danostuporstar 03 August | 16:43

dano, it's ok, Capn made it clear to me ages ago that he was only into me for my wild tales of wedding receptions gone awry.

Now that I've left catering, I'm so last year's girl.

posted by Frisbee Girl 03 August | 19:11

Why do you say such hurtful things FG? The truth is she left me when she found out I didn't know how to make a gin rickey.

posted by Capn 03 August | 19:38

Will there be anything further, father?

"Will there be anything further, father?" That can't be right.

posted by warbaby 03 August | 20:01

Guys, guys, guys...you can't listen to him, it's just the booze talking. As soon as he's slept it off, he'll be fine.

posted by Frisbee Girl 03 August | 20:04

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