Soldato
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An acorn to conker them all 
Impressive how it stays structurally sound after so long.
Impressive how it stays structurally sound after so long.
Poll: Giant Acorn!
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If it is the conifer I think it is, it's actually quite tall (well 15m to 20m I think).
And you would never want to be hit by one.
What I found even more surprising is that pine or pine cone was never the name of any computer company. Apples, Acorns, even Tulips but no Pine Computers.
And you would never want to be hit by one.
What I found even more surprising is that pine or pine cone was never the name of any computer company. Apples, Acorns, even Tulips but no Pine Computers.
Pine cones don't appear at the top of the phone book.
Apple, Atari, Amiga, Acorn, Amstrad, Acer, Asus...........
Good point!
The obvious counter might be Zenith but they look like they were going for the other end of the book (but Zygote would beat them!).
While Osborne might have been thinking of those who open a phone book from the middle.
Due to computers wishing to appear modern, Abacus never caught on - not helped by most Westerners thinking of the children toy 10 bead abacus rather than the 5+2 seriously one.
There are a suspicious amount of companies named "aardvark something" since the word aardappel isn't well enough known.
The only real question is, what is a phone book?
The obvious counter might be Zenith but they look like they were going for the other end of the book (but Zygote would beat them!).
While Osborne might have been thinking of those who open a phone book from the middle.
Due to computers wishing to appear modern, Abacus never caught on - not helped by most Westerners thinking of the children toy 10 bead abacus rather than the 5+2 seriously one.
There are a suspicious amount of companies named "aardvark something" since the word aardappel isn't well enough known.
The only real question is, what is a phone book?
LOL!
Touché
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Great thread!
I like that the OP kept it all these years. Some people think I'm a psychopath but I do find odd things heartwarming
I like that the OP kept it all these years. Some people think I'm a psychopath but I do find odd things heartwarming
Commissario
That's not an Acorn! This is an Acorn!
Technically that may be an Acorn but this is a better example of an Acorn.
Sadly, I sold it a few years ago but this was one of two I had.
Soldato
Are you sure it's not a Clementine or Satsuma?
Soldato
this is my acorn, they are many not like it, but this one is mine. Without my acorn I cannot grow a pine tree, without me my acorn would be eaten by a squirrel.
This is excellent 
Speaking of things outlasting themselves oddly. We have a lemon pig that has just, not deteriorated.. sure he's shrivelled up and still looks horrific but I expected him to decay completely. For those unfamiliar with lemon pigs.
Speaking of things outlasting themselves oddly. We have a lemon pig that has just, not deteriorated.. sure he's shrivelled up and still looks horrific but I expected him to decay completely. For those unfamiliar with lemon pigs.
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This is excellent
Speaking of things outlasting themselves oddly. We have a lemon pig that has just, not deteriorated.. sure he's shrivelled up and still looks horrific but I expected him to decay completely. For those unfamiliar with lemon pigs.
Every day is a school day, lemon pigs indeed.
Soldato
This is excellent
Speaking of things outlasting themselves oddly. We have a lemon pig that has just, not deteriorated.. sure he's shrivelled up and still looks horrific but I expected him to decay completely. For those unfamiliar with lemon pigs.
WTF why would you make one of those. It’s terrifying
Soldato
Can you not change his name to stupid? How can you get that far through life and not know what an acorn looks like ffs
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From little pine cones mighty oaks grow.....or something like that anyway
Soldato
This is excellent
Speaking of things outlasting themselves oddly. We have a lemon pig that has just, not deteriorated.. sure he's shrivelled up and still looks horrific but I expected him to decay completely. For those unfamiliar with lemon pigs.
Oh I thought it was something like lemon party
From little pine cones mighty oaks grow.....or something like that anyway
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Technically that may be an Acorn but this is a better example of an Acorn.
Sadly, I sold it a few years ago but this was one of two I had.
My parents still have an acorn A5000 and the monitor in a cubby