http:\/\/isp.kz\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nI smiled and almost went away. But before I did so, I noticed a small post-scriptum – it was a moderatorial note from bash.org.ru that confirmed that this message was actually posted to the official website of the provider.<\/p>\n
So, I rushed to check it out and, indeed, it was still there.<\/p>\n
I was laughing so hard that I almost woke up Olga and Maxim. I mean how stupid and naive that is – asking your customers to pay based on their own calculations? What are they counting at? Good will? Honesty? Or maybe they just have an excellent sense of humor. If so, they should have an update of some sort published shortly.<\/p>\n
After all, those who thought tha Borat (.kz stands for Kazakhstan, as does Borat) was an exhageration are wrong. He is by far not. No.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
Now this one is simply great. I was reading through the funny IRC quotes at Bash.Org.Ru, which is a Russian analogue of Bash.org, when I came across the quote #4741. Here is a rough translation for you: Billing Dear customers! For the last three days we had a technical problem and your used Internet traffic … Continue reading Billing. 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