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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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ive got tiny little bugs running round my screen thought they were real but they're actually being displayed by the computer?????
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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what you been smoking?!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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ok did a print screen and they did not come up then i saw one one the edge of my monitor. THEY ARE REAL. i have real live bugs behind the plastic coating of my screen!!!!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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bad trip ?
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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lol the joys of lsd
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:13 PM
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ok heres a photo

its the small black dot next to the logo. there's another running around also!!


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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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press cntrl + ALT + delete and see if theres any programes running that you dont want to be.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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degauss your screen and see what they do
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam Ash
degauss your screen and see what they do
can you degauss an lcd?
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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Is it a TFT?
Tiny corn flies can get into a TFT monitor (especially if you live in the country next to corn fields) and crawl about between the screen.
(I'm not joking by the way... )

Only seen it once but thought there was something wrong with my eyes..
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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Just seen the picture, that's what it is...
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by kevandalice
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degauss your screen and see what they do
can you degauss an lcd?

lol dunno m8
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Been getting a few on my screen recently, fortunately on this side of the plastic though!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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put the screen in the dish washer
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by rsnissan
put the screen in the dish washer

you taking the piss
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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yes
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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little bugs?!? Thats well weird!!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Go Andy, would like to see the result of the dishwasher trick
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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rsnissan, @dishwasher.


makesure the missus is out though!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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pmsl at degauss it, that'd fuck em up i imagine
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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GEt the fumigators in
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by kevandalice
Originally Posted by Adam Ash
degauss your screen and see what they do
can you degauss an lcd?
No.....
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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Put on a screensaver of a insect eating animal maybe they will pi55 off?
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