If someone has a bet that he can avoid using the internet

[Speicher]

In a separate matter, it's strange that we've not seen much of @Hover Fly recently

Hover Fly

 

[Booyaa]

Definitely not. If they were surfing then yes, but just looking over your shoulder means he is not on it.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Now a vital technical point. Are the prepositions the correct ones? Can one be on or off the Internet? One may be on or off the counter top or chair or the bike. But the Internet?

I think all bets are off as the choice of preposition was wrong

 

[welsh dragon]

Now a vital technical point. Are the prepositions the correct ones? Can one be on or off the Internet? One may be on or off the counter top or chair or the bike. But the Internet?

I think all bets are off as the choice of preposition was wrong

Blah Blah Blah. If the person who has said that he will not look at or have anything to do with the internet, does infact look at said internet, even though someone else has actually conjured up said internet, then that can be construed as looking at the offending item. And therfore he is in fact on the internet. Sorted.

 

[Moon bunny]

We have been to the pub where the bet took place and clarified: He must not be in direct control of a computer or other device connected to the internet, so that, for example, if he goes to the station and books a ticket, it does not matter if the booking clerk uses the internet. So the £100 is safe, for now.

 

[Moon bunny]

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[Pat "5mph"]

We have been to the pub where the bet took place and clarified: He must not be in direct control of a computer or other device connected to the internet, so that, for example, if he goes to the station and books a ticket, it does not matter if the booking clerk uses the internet. So the £100 is safe, for now.

Still cheating imo: he should not have looked over your shoulders and read CC.
There was intention, there was acting upon the intention

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

We have been to the pub where the bet took place and clarified: He must not be in direct control of a computer or other device connected to the internet, so that, for example, if he goes to the station and books a ticket, it does not matter if the booking clerk uses the internet. So the £100 is safe, for now.

If you're not on the internet how did you type and send that?

 

[Moon bunny]

Not me I can do what I want with the interweb thingy, Hover fly has a bet of £100 that he can go a month without it.

 

[Spinney]

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Pedants? On CycleChat? Surely not!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Blah Blah Blah. If the person who has said that he will not look at or have anything to do with the internet, does infact look at said internet, even though someone else has actually conjured up said internet, then that can be construed as looking at the offending item. And therfore he is in fact on the internet. Sorted.

Oh ah - you were a lawyer in a previous life and I claim my £5

Pedant

Just saying, that's all

You know me Rocky

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Approved

 

[welsh dragon]

Oh ah - you were a lawyer in a previous life and I claim my £5

You know me Rocky


Approved

You'll be lucky.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

You'll be lucky.

One day maybe

 

[welsh dragon]

One day maybe

 

[Octet]

Just to prove I too am a Pedant when it comes to technology, the chances of you being off the internet are almost zero assuming you are using a computer. What you really are referring to is the 'World Wide Web' which are the web pages and multimedia content that is on the internet.

Almost everyone's computer will be on the internet, whether it is communicating with a server for updates or your antivirus is submitting reports back to the provider.