sorry... what's a ping

[FUD-EP]

It's driving me nutso. Please inform!

[theDentist]

A heads-up to a specific person or group about a topic in which they've expressed interest.

[LongElegantLegs]

Thailand?

[King Moonracer]

A Thai male prostitute.

[cripplecreek]

You've been pinged.

[theDentist]

Yes... or Thailand.

[King Moonracer]

lol

[mutley]

Hang out more often, and you'll figure it out.

[cripplecreek]

No that's Ping Bing Bang.

[Chuck54]

A ping is a "notice" you receieve when someone "pings" you to a thread. Most will gladly add you to their "ping lists" on many subjects.

You should receive a "ping" on this just from me answering your question.

[gaijin]

Isn't that a golf-gear supply company?

[elkfersupper]

Oh, my.

[johniegrad]

I wish I had a ping for every time this question has been asked.

[LurkedLongEnough]

There are several sorts of pings. Here's a famous example of a "one-time" ping:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597225/posts?page=25#25

[gaijin]

It's kid of like in anti-submarine warfare, right? When one sub is looking for another one amidst a whole lot of ocean, he lets out a PING.

The ping reflects off the other guy, telling guy 1 where guy 2 is, and vice-versa.

[Redcloak]

Wasn't he the exchange student in Sixteen Candles?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Ping!

[ThomasThomas]

PING

[TexasTransplant]

I am betting that your inexperience will be eclipsed by your arrogance.

Hang around everything will become crystal clear, unless you get run. (zotted)

My money is on the Zot

TT

[JustaDumbBlonde]

You just reminded me that I need to watch The Hunt for Red October again. Thanks.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

But, if it is a humorous thread you might get ponged instead of pinged.

[TADSLOS]

The polar opposite of a pong.

[PJ-Comix]

Here's a trivia question for you: What is the BIGGEST Ping List on the FR?

[Viking2002]

Worry less about the ping. Worry more if you post and/or start a thread, and get an 'IBTZ' or 'STFU' immediately afterwards. LOL :-)

[GVNR]

Hey, I ate beans one night and let out a "ping" in the bathroom and the wife yelled "use the spray"..is that the kind of ping you're talking about?

[sageb1]

Here's a ping

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1734374/posts?page=6740#6740

[Kate of Spice Island]

It's 1/2 of a tabletop game.

[Cindy]

"Please inform."

Will do.

It's an English word not found on a Chinese translation service.

Now, you've been informed.

[RedRover]

Ping!

[msnimje]

[MotleyGirl70]

what's a ping

It's the opposite of ....

[Argus]

(Sean Connery HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER voice):

"One ping only."

[NonLinear]

[MotleyGirl70]

You're thinking of Long Duk Dong the Chinese ex-change student Samantha had to take to the dance with her.

[Rocko]

Duck, you're quick. I thought of the same ping!

[FReepaholic]

From Wikipedia:

Ping is a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network. Ping works by sending ICMP “echo request” packets ("Ping?") to the target host and listening for ICMP “echo response” replies (sometimes dubbed "Pong!" as an analog from the Ping Pong table tennis sport.) Using interval timing and response rate, ping estimates the round-trip time (generally in milliseconds although the unit is often omitted) and packet loss (if any) rate between hosts.

The word ping is also frequently used as a verb or noun, where it can refer directly to the round-trip time, the act of running a ping program or measuring the round-trip time.

[Redcloak]

Oh yeah... Ping was the other guy.

[TWfromTEXAS]

ping is to pong as yeng is to yang

[FUD-EP]

THANKS!

[pookie18]

[Professional Engineer]

LOL

[Larry Lucido]

Chinese delivery guy on Seinfeld. Sued Elaine for a whole bunch.

[MotleyGirl70]

Ping to Elaine: "...you jaywalk."

[Toby06]

[Bryan]

I am the King of Ping. You should see my ping list. It is magnificent.

[Shimmer128]

Shoulda used Marco and Polo

[Cagey]

Ping to GOP: 'You been here four hour, you go now!'